Walleye fishing regulations

[jwoolley]

I had a look at the new Walleye fishing regulations and just wanted to share with everyone what I found. There has been changes so if you are not aware it may be helpful to visit the MNR site for more details. Here is the Walleye regs in brief:

 

Zone 16 - Interior Southern Ontario

- Season - Jan 1 - Mar 15 and 2nd Saturday in May to Dec 31

Sport license - 4 - not more than 1 over 26 cm (18.1 in)

Conservation license - 2 - not more than 1 over 26 cm (18.1 in)

 

Zone 19 - Lake Erie and St. Clair

- Season - Open all year

Sport license - 6

Conservation license - 2

 

Zone 20 - Lake Ontario

- Season Jan 1 - March 1 and 1st Saturday in May - Dec 31

Sport license - 4 - not more than 1 over 63 cm (24.8 in)

Conservation - 2 - not more than 1 over 63 cm (24.8 in)

 

Please use as a guide only - if anyone has conflicting information please post.

 

Thanks.

[Fish Farmer]

Make sure you check the exceptions, plus there is a lot of mistakes and misconceptions.

[irishfield]

For those that go up to Temagami and always fish Kokoko Bay/ Spawing Bay on opener... don't get caught in there this year. They've now apparently extended the sanctuary status of these two spots and the Gull Creek outlet area until JUNE 15th. Noticed this on a lot of other lakes as well where the sanctuary status ended at opener in the past and now is extended to June 15th.

 

All Zone 11 lakes now have a slot size of 16.9 to 23.6" and some other lakes have their own different slot like Temagami's 18-23.6" slot, French River PPark 15 to 25"