Manitoba Fishery Regulations, 1987 (SOR/87-509)

Regulations are current to 2012-05-14 and last amended on 2012-03-30. Previous Versions

  • 31. (1) No person shall, by spearfishing, fish for or catch and retain any fish of a species set out in Part I of Schedule XIII.

  • (2) No person engaged in spearfishing while using scuba gear shall fish for or catch and retain any species of fish set out in Part II of Schedule XIII.

  • SOR/89-180, s. 13(F).

Bow Fishing

32. No person shall engage in bow fishing

  • (a) for fish other than carp or suckers;

  • (b) except with a fish arrow attached to a line of at least 20 kg test strength;

  • (c) [Repealed, SOR/90-302, s. 9]

  • (d) in the Red River from the dam at Lockport to a point 1 km downstream; or

  • (e) in the Saskatchewan River from the Grand Rapids Generating Station to a point 1 km downstream.

  • SOR/89-180, s. 14(E);
  • SOR/90-302, s. 9.

Dip Netting, Seine Netting and Minnow Trapping

  • 33. (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person engaged in recreational fishing shall use a dip net to fish for any species of fish except

    • (a) rough fish;

    • (b) bait fish;

    • (c) lake whitefish; or

    • (d) carp.

  • (2) A person engaged in recreational fishing may use a dip net to assist in landing fish caught by angling.

  • (3) [Repealed, SOR/2004-39, s. 1]

  • (4) [Repealed, SOR/88-190, s. 5]

  • SOR/88-190, s. 5;
  • SOR/97-249, s. 3;
  • SOR/98-247, s. 28;
  • SOR/2004-39, s. 1.

34. No person shall recreational fish by means of a seine net or minnow trap for any fish other than bait fish or rough fish.

  • SOR/98-247, s. 28.

35. No person engaged in recreational fishing shall catch and retain in any day or possess an aggregate volume of bait fish, other than suckers and ciscoes, greater than 4 L.

  • SOR/89-180, s. 15;
  • SOR/98-247, s. 28.

35.1 No person engaged in recreational fishing shall possess more than 180 live bait fish.

  • SOR/96-198, s. 4;
  • SOR/98-247, s. 28.

36. No person shall engage in recreational fishing with

  • (a) a dip net, the mouth of which is greater than 1 m2;

  • (b) a seine net, the area of which is greater than 3 m2;

  • (c) a minnow trap

    • (i) the length of which is greater than 65 cm, or

    • (ii) the width, depth or diameter of which is greater than 35 cm; or

  • (d) a minnow trap on which that person’s name and address are not clearly marked.

  • SOR/98-247, s. 28.