National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1120)

Regulations are current to 2012-05-14 and last amended on 2010-06-17. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE III

(Sections 10, 11, 12, 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3)

PART I

DAILY CATCH, POSSESSION AND OVERALL LENGTH LIMITS

Column IColumn IIColumn III
ItemNational Park of Canada WatersSpecies of FishDaily Catch and Possession Limit and Overall Length (where applicable)
1. (1)Banff (except the waters set out in subitem (2))

  • (a) Brook, speckled or sea trout

2

  • (b) Brown trout

2

  • (c) Bull trout

0

  • (d) Cutthroat trout

0

  • (e) Lake trout

2

  • (f) Rainbow trout

2

  • (g) Splake

2

  • (h) Whitefish

2
(2)The waters of Johnson Lake and adjacent inflow streams and beaver pondsTrout and charr (except Bull trout and Cutthroat trout)1
2. (1)Jasper (except the waters set out in subitem (2))

  • (a) Northern pike

2

  • (b) Trout and charr (except Bull trout)

2

  • (c) Bull trout

0

  • (d) Whitefish

2
(2)Lac BeauvertWhitefish0
3.Yoho

  • (a) Trout and charr (except Bull trout)

2

  • (b) Bull trout

0

  • (c) Whitefish

2
4.Waterton Lakes

  • (a) Grayling

2

  • (b) Northern pike

2

  • (c) Trout and charr (except Bull trout)

2

  • (d) Bull trout

0

  • (e) Whitefish

2
5.Mount Revelstoke and Glacier

  • (a) Sockeye salmon (Kokanee)

5

  • (b) Trout and charr (except Bull trout)

2

  • (c) Bull trout

0

  • (d) Whitefish

2
6. (1)Kootenay (except the waters set out in subitem (2))

  • (a) Sockeye salmon (Kokanee)

0

  • (b) Trout and charr (except Bull trout)

2

  • (c) Bull trout

0

  • (d) Whitefish

2
(2)Kootenay River and Vermilion River

  • (a) Sockeye salmon (Kokanee)

0

  • (b) Trout and charr (except Bull trout)

2, over 30 cm in overall length

  • (c) Bull trout

0

  • (d) Whitefish

2
7.Riding Mountain

  • (a) Northern pike

3, only one over 76 cm in overall length

  • (b) Trout

1

  • (c) Walleye

2

  • (d) Whitefish

5

  • (e) Yellow Perch

5
8.Prince Albert

  • (a) Lake trout

1

  • (b) Northern pike

3

  • (c) Walleye

2

  • (d) Whitefish

5

  • (e) Yellow perch

5
9.Ivvavik

  • (a) Dolly Varden

3

  • (b) Grayling

3

  • (c) Lake trout

0
10.Wood Buffalo

  • (a) Grayling

5

  • (b) Northern pike

5

  • (c) Goldeye

5

  • (d) Walleye

3, none under 43 cm in overall length

  • (e) Whitefish

5
11.Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada

  • (a) Dolly Varden

2

  • (b) Grayling

2

  • (c) Lake trout

3

  • (d) Northern pike

5

  • (e) Whitefish

5
12.Kluane and Kluane National Park Reserve of Canada, except the waters set out in item 13

  • (a) Grayling

4, under 40 cm in overall length

  • (b) Trout and charr (except Rainbow)

2, no Lake trout over 65 cm in overall length

  • (c) Northern pike

4, under 75 cm in overall length

  • (d) Rainbow trout

0

  • (e) Whitefish

4
13.The waters of the Kathleen River, Kathleen Lake, Louise Lake and the unnamed river joining those two lakes, in Kluane and Kluane National Park Reserve of Canada

  • (a) Grayling

4, none from 40 to 48 cm in overall length, and only 1 over 48 cm in overall length

  • (b) Trout and charr (except Rainbow)

2, no Lake trout from 65 to 100 cm in overall length, and only 1 Lake trout over 100 cm in overall length

  • (c) Whitefish

4

  • (d) Rainbow trout

0

  • (e) Sockeye salmon (Kokanee)

2
14.AuyuittuqArctic charr4
15.QuttinirpaaqArctic charr4
16.Georgian Bay Islands

  • (a) Bass

2

  • (b) Muskellunge

1

  • (c) Northern pike

1
17.Point PeleeAll0 (only catch and release are permitted)
18.La Mauricie

  • (a) Bass

5

  • (b) Brook trout

5

  • (c) Lake trout

2

  • (d) Northern pike

3
19.Prince Edward Island

  • (a) Striped bass

1, over 68 cm in overall length

  • (b) Brook, speckled or sea trout

5
20.Kouchibouguac

  • (a) American eel

30, over 20 cm in overall length

  • (b) Soft-shell clam (recreational harvesting)

100, over 50 mm in overall length

  • (c) Soft-shell clam (commercial harvesting)

no limit, in the shell and all over 50 mm in overall length

  • (d) Atlantic salmon

0

  • (e) Striped bass

0

  • (f) Brook, speckled or sea trout

5

  • (g) Rainbow smelt

60
21. (1)Kejimkujik (except the waters set out in subitem (2))

  • (a) Brook or speckled trout

5

  • (b) White perch

10

  • (c) Yellow perch

10

  • (d) Soft-shell  clam

100, in the shell and all over 50 mm in overall length
(2)Puzzle Lake and North Cranberry Lake, and all waters in the following watersheds,  namely, West River, Peskowesk Brook and Shelburne RiverBrook or speckled trout0
22.Cape Breton Highlands

  • (a) Atlantic salmon

0 (only catch and release are permitted

  • (b) Salmon (Ouananiche)

0 (only catch and release are permitted)

  • (c) Brook, speckled or sea trout

5

  • (d) White perch

5

  • (e) Yellow perch

5
23.Terra Nova

  • (a) Charr

0 h

  • (b) Atlantic salmon

1, from 30 to 63 cm in overall lengt

  • (c) Salmon (Ouananiche)

0

  • (d) Brook, speckled or sea trout

10
24.FundyBrook, speckled or sea trout5
25.Tuktut Nogait

  • (a) Arctic charr

1

  • (b) Lake trout

1

  • (c) Broad whitefish

1

  • (d) Grayling

3
26.Aulavik

  • (a) Arctic charr

1

  • (b) Lake trout

1

  • (c) Grayling

1
27.All waters in Gros Morne National Park of Canada

  • (a) Trout and Arctic charr

12 fish, or 2.2 kg plus 1 fish, whichever comes first

  • (b) Salmon

2 fish, greater than 30 cm fork length but less than 63 cm fork length, when measured in a straight line from the tip of the nose to the fork of the tail

PART II

AGGREGATE DAILY CATCH AND POSSESSION LIMITS

Column IColumn IIColumn III
ItemNational Park of Canada WatersSpecies of FishAggregate Daily Catch and Possession Limit
1.Banff

  • (a) All species of game fish

2

  • (b) All species other than game fish

0
2.Jasper

  • (a) All species of game fish

2

  • (b) All species other than game fish

0
3.Yoho

  • (a) All species of game fish

2

  • (b) All species other than game fish

0
4.Waterton Lakes

  • (a) All species of game fish

2

  • (b) All species other than game fish

0
5.Mount Revelstoke and Glacier

  • (a) All species of game fish

2

  • (b) All species other than game fish

0
6.Kootenay

  • (a) All species of game fish

2

  • (b) All species other than game fish

0
7.Riding Mountain

  • (a) All species of game fish

5

  • (b) All species other than game fish

0
8.Prince Albert

  • (a) All species of game fish

5

  • (b) All species other than game fish

5
9.Ivvavik

  • (a) All species of game fish

6

  • (b) All species other than game fish

no limit
10.Wood Buffalo

  • (a) All species of game fish

5

  • (b) All species other than game fish

5
11.Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada

  • (a) All species of game fish

5

  • (b) All species other than game fish

5
12.Kluane and Kluane National Park Reserve of Canada

  • (a) All species of game fish

6

  • (b) All species other than game fish

6
13.Auyuittuq

  • (a) All species of game fish

4

  • (b) All species other than game fish

4
14.Quttinirpaaq

  • (a) All species of game fish

4

  • (b) All species other than game fish

4
15.Georgian Bay Islands

  • (a) All species of game fish

4

  • (b) All species other than game fish

25
16.Point PeleeAll species0 (only catch and release are permitted)
17.La MauricieAll species5
18.Prince Edward IslandAll species10
19.KouchibouguacAll species, excluding American eel, soft-shell clams and rainbow smelt10
20.KejimkujikAll species, excluding soft-shell clams10
21.Cape Breton HighlandsAll species5
22.Terra NovaAll species10
23.FundyAll species5
24.Tuktut Nogait

  • (a) All species of game fish

1

  • (b) All species other than game fish

1
25.AulavikAll species3
26.All waters in Gros Morne National Park of Canada

  • (a) Trout and Arctic charr

24 fish, or 4.4 kg plus 1 fish, whichever comes first

  • (b) Salmon

Possession limit is two times the daily catch and possession limit
  • SOR/79-333, s. 3;
  • SOR/80-51, s. 11;
  • SOR/82-523, s. 2;
  • SOR/83-280, s. 4;
  • SOR/86-378, s. 18;
  • SOR/90-4, ss. 25 to 34;
  • SOR/91-402, ss. 7 to 17;
  • SOR/93-33, ss. 18 to 30;
  • SOR/94-314, ss. 13 to 16, 20(E), 21(F);
  • SOR/96-245, s. 30;
  • SOR/98-268, ss. 13 to 26;
  • SOR/99-352, ss. 23(F), 24 to 28;
  • SOR/2003-54, ss. 45 to 56;
  • SOR/2005-206, ss. 6, 7;
  • SOR/2009-322, ss. 7(E), 9(F).
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