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

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SCHEDULE II(Sections 3, 9, 20.1 and 35)

Column I	Column II	Column III
The following waters in Banff National Park of Canada
1	Bow River, from Bow Lake Outlet to east Park boundary	All	April 1 to March 31
1.1	All the tributaries of the Bow River, except the Cascade River and its tributaries and associated lakes above Lake Minnewanka	All	July 1 to August 31
2	Lake Minnewanka, Ghost Lakes, Two Jack Lake, Johnson Lake and Johnson Creek beaver ponds, the Three Vermilion Lakes and connecting streams and beaver ponds, Copper Lake, Kingfisher Lake and Pilot Lake	All	Victoria Day to Labour Day
3	All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	July 1 to October 31
The following waters in Jasper National Park of Canada
4	Sunwapta River, Athabaska River (upstream of Athabaska Falls)	All	April 1 to March 31
5	Athabaska River (upstream of 12 Mile Bridge on Hwy 16 East to Athabaska Falls), Fiddle River, Maligne River (below Maligne Canyon), Miette River, Rocky River, Snake Indian River, Snaring River	All	April 1 to Labour Day and November 1 to March 31
6	Athabaska River (downstream of 12 Mile Bridge on Hwy 16 East to east park boundary, including all side channels, Pocahontas Ponds and other connected wetlands)	All	June 1 to Labour Day and November 1 to March 31
7	Annette Lake, Beaver Lake, Dragon Lake, Long Lake, Lorraine Lake, Moab Lake, Mona Lake, No Name Lake (Hwy 93 south Km 48), Pyramid Lake, Lakes Three, Four and Five in the Valley of the Five	All	Victoria Day to Labour Day
7.1	Maligne Lake, Talbot Lake, Edna Lake	All	Victoria Day to September 30
7.2	Maligne River, from a point 420 m downstream from the Maligne Lake Outlet bridge to Medicine Lake including that part of Medicine Lake within a 180 m radius of a point in the middle of the Maligne River where it enters Medicine Lake	All	August 1 to October 1
7.3	All other rivers and streams except as specified in Schedule IV	All	July 1 to Labour Day
7.4	All other lakes except as specified in Schedule IV	All	July 1 to October 31
The following waters in Waterton Lakes National Park of Canada
8	The Dardanelles, Knights Lake, Waterton River, Maskinonge Lake	All	April 1 to March 31
9	Waterton Lakes, Cameron Lake and Creek, Crandell Lake, Akamina Lake	All	Victoria Day to Labour Day
10	All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	July 1 to October 31
10.1	Blakiston (Bauerman) Creek and all its tributaries	All	July 1 to August 31
The following waters in Kootenay National Park of Canada
11	Kootenay River and Vermilion River	All	June 15 to October 31
12	Cobb Lake and Olive Lake	All	May 20 to September 4
12.1	Dog Lake and Kaufman Lake	All	July 1 to September 4
13	All other waters	All	July 1 to October 31
The following waters in Yoho National Park of Canada
14	Kicking Horse River downstream from the confluence of the Kicking Horse River and the Yoho River to the West Park boundary	All	April 1 to March 31
15	McArthur Lake, Ottertail Lake, Sink Lake, Summit Lake and Wapta Lake	All	Victoria Day to Labour Day
15.1	The north bay of Lake O’Hara and Cataract Brook for 1.6 km downstream from Lake O’Hara	All	July 15 to October 31
16	All other waters	All	July 1 to October 31
The following waters in Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks of Canada
17	All waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	July 1 to October 31
The following waters in Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada
18	All waters	All	Victoria Day to October 15
The following waters in Prince Albert National Park of Canada
19	Waskesiu Lake	All	Victoria Day to March 31
20	Wassegam Lake and Kingsmere Lake	All	Victoria Day to Labour Day
20.1	Crean Lake	All except Lake Trout	Victoria Day to Labour Day
21	All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	Victoria Day to September 30
The following waters in Riding Mountain National Park of Canada
22	Clear Lake and Lake Audy	All	May 15 to March 31
23	All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	May 15 to September 30
The following waters in Georgian Bay Islands National Park of Canada
24	All waters	All	July 1 to September 30
25	[Repealed, SOR/96-245, s. 24]
The following waters in Terra Nova National Park of Canada
26	Dunphy’s Pond (also known as Duncan’s Pond)	Trout (other than ice fishing)	Victoria Day to the third Sunday of August
Trout (ice fishing)	Third Saturday of February to the fourth Sunday of March
26.1	North West River	All	Fourth Saturday of June to the third Sunday of August
27	All other waters, except as specified in Schedule IV or Schedule VI	All	Victoria Day to the third Sunday of August
The following waters in Fundy National Park of Canada
28. and 28.1 [Repealed, SOR/96-245, s. 26]
29	All waters except as specified in Schedule IV or Schedule VI	All	Victoria Day to September 15
The following waters in Prince Edward Island National Park of Canada
30	All waters	All	April 15 to September 30
The following waters in Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada
30.1	All waters	Brook, speckled or sea trout	October 1 to August 31
31	Chéticamp River from the park boundary at the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the lower end of the Terre Rouge pool	All except Salmon	April 15 to September 30
Salmon	Victoria Day to September 30
31.1	Chéticamp River and tributaries from the lower end of the Terre Rouge Pool upstream to, and including, the Fence Pool	All except salmon	Victoria Day to September 30
Salmon	Victoria Day to October 31
32	Chéticamp River and tributaries upstream from the Fence Pool	All	Victoria Day to September 30
32.1	Freshwater Lake	All	April 15 to September 30 and January 15 to March 1
32.2	North Aspy River	All except salmon	Victoria Day to September 30
Salmon	August 15 to September 30
32.3	Clyburn Brook from the park boundary at the Cabot Strait to the lower end of the A Frame Pool	All except salmon	April 15 to September 30
Salmon	August 15 to October 31
32.4	Clyburn Brook and tributaries upstream from the lower end of the A Frame Pool	All except salmon	Victoria Day to September 30
Salmon	August 15 to October 31
33	All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV or Schedule VI	All except salmon	April 15 to September 30
Salmon	Victoria Day to September 30
The following waters in Kejimkujik National Park of Canada
34	All waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	April 1 to August 31
The following waters in Kluane National Park of Canada and Kluane National Park Reserve of Canada
35	All waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	All seasons
The following waters in Auyuittuq National Park of Canada
36	All waters	All	All seasons
The following waters in Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada
37	All waters	All	All seasons
The following waters in La Mauricie National Park of Canada
38	All waters except as specified in Schedule IV	Bass	June 24 to Labour Day
38.1	All waters except as specified in Schedule IV	Other species	Last Saturday in May to Labour Day
The following waters in Point Pelee National Park of Canada
39	[Repealed, SOR/98-268, s. 12]
40	All waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	Second Saturday of May to the second Sunday of September
The following waters in Kouchibouguac National Park of Canada
41	All waters	Trout	April 15 to September 15
42	All waters	American eel (with the use of a spear)	December 1 to August 31
American eel (with the use of angling equipment)	April 15 to September 15
42.1	All waters	Striped bass	July 1 to October 31
42.2	All waters	Soft-shell clam	May 15 to September 15
43	All waters	Other species	April 15 to November 30
The following waters in Ivvavik National Park of Canada
44	All waters	All	April 1 to March 31
The following waters in Quttinirpaaq National Park of Canada
45	All waters	All	All seasons
The following waters in Tuktut Nogait National Park of Canada
46	All waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	April 1 to March 31
The following waters in Aulavik National Park of Canada
47	All waters	All	April 1 to March 31
The following waters in Gros Morne National Park of Canada
48	Trout River, Lomond River, East Lomond River (including any body of water connected to that River that is within 90 metres of the River’s entrance to, or outlet from, the park, and any other body of water connected to the River through which salmon travel), Deer Arm Brook	Salmon	June 15 to September 7
49	All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV.	All other species	February 1 to April 15 and May 15 to September 7

SOR/78-562, ss. 1 to 3
SOR/79-333, s. 2
SOR/80-51, s. 10
SOR/80-403, s. 1
SOR/81-689, s. 4
SOR/82-523, s. 1
SOR/83-280, s. 3
SOR/86-378, s. 17
SOR/90-4, ss. 18 to 24
SOR/91-402, ss. 3 to 6
SOR/93-33, ss. 15(F), 16 and 17
SOR/94-314, ss. 11, 12, 19
SOR/96-245, ss. 20 to 29
SOR/98-268, ss. 7 to 12
SOR/99-352, ss. 19 to 22
SOR/2003-54, ss. 27 to 44, 67, 68, 70 to 79
SOR/2005-206, s. 5
SOR/2009-322, ss. 6(F), 8(F)

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

SCHEDULE II(Sections 3, 9, 20.1 and 35)

Column I		Column II	Column III
Park Waters		Species of Fish	Open Season
The following waters in Banff National Park of Canada
1	Bow River, from Bow Lake Outlet to east Park boundary	All	April 1 to March 31
1.1	All the tributaries of the Bow River, except the Cascade River and its tributaries and associated lakes above Lake Minnewanka	All	July 1 to August 31
2	Lake Minnewanka, Ghost Lakes, Two Jack Lake, Johnson Lake and Johnson Creek beaver ponds, the Three Vermilion Lakes and connecting streams and beaver ponds, Copper Lake, Kingfisher Lake and Pilot Lake	All	Victoria Day to Labour Day
3	All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	July 1 to October 31
The following waters in Jasper National Park of Canada
4	Sunwapta River, Athabaska River (upstream of Athabaska Falls)	All	April 1 to March 31
5	Athabaska River (upstream of 12 Mile Bridge on Hwy 16 East to Athabaska Falls), Fiddle River, Maligne River (below Maligne Canyon), Miette River, Rocky River, Snake Indian River, Snaring River	All	April 1 to Labour Day and November 1 to March 31
6	Athabaska River (downstream of 12 Mile Bridge on Hwy 16 East to east park boundary, including all side channels, Pocahontas Ponds and other connected wetlands)	All	June 1 to Labour Day and November 1 to March 31
7	Annette Lake, Beaver Lake, Dragon Lake, Long Lake, Lorraine Lake, Moab Lake, Mona Lake, No Name Lake (Hwy 93 south Km 48), Pyramid Lake, Lakes Three, Four and Five in the Valley of the Five	All	Victoria Day to Labour Day
7.1	Maligne Lake, Talbot Lake, Edna Lake	All	Victoria Day to September 30
7.2	Maligne River, from a point 420 m downstream from the Maligne Lake Outlet bridge to Medicine Lake including that part of Medicine Lake within a 180 m radius of a point in the middle of the Maligne River where it enters Medicine Lake	All	August 1 to October 1
7.3	All other rivers and streams except as specified in Schedule IV	All	July 1 to Labour Day
7.4	All other lakes except as specified in Schedule IV	All	July 1 to October 31
The following waters in Waterton Lakes National Park of Canada
8	The Dardanelles, Knights Lake, Waterton River, Maskinonge Lake	All	April 1 to March 31
9	Waterton Lakes, Cameron Lake and Creek, Crandell Lake, Akamina Lake	All	Victoria Day to Labour Day
10	All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	July 1 to October 31
10.1	Blakiston (Bauerman) Creek and all its tributaries	All	July 1 to August 31
The following waters in Kootenay National Park of Canada
11	Kootenay River and Vermilion River	All	June 15 to October 31
12	Cobb Lake and Olive Lake	All	May 20 to September 4
12.1	Dog Lake and Kaufman Lake	All	July 1 to September 4
13	All other waters	All	July 1 to October 31
The following waters in Yoho National Park of Canada
14	Kicking Horse River downstream from the confluence of the Kicking Horse River and the Yoho River to the West Park boundary	All	April 1 to March 31
15	McArthur Lake, Ottertail Lake, Sink Lake, Summit Lake and Wapta Lake	All	Victoria Day to Labour Day
15.1	The north bay of Lake O’Hara and Cataract Brook for 1.6 km downstream from Lake O’Hara	All	July 15 to October 31
16	All other waters	All	July 1 to October 31
The following waters in Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks of Canada
17	All waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	July 1 to October 31
The following waters in Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada
18	All waters	All	Victoria Day to October 15
The following waters in Prince Albert National Park of Canada
19	Waskesiu Lake	All	Victoria Day to March 31
20	Wassegam Lake and Kingsmere Lake	All	Victoria Day to Labour Day
20.1	Crean Lake	All except Lake Trout	Victoria Day to Labour Day
21	All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	Victoria Day to September 30
The following waters in Riding Mountain National Park of Canada
22	Clear Lake and Lake Audy	All	May 15 to March 31
23	All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	May 15 to September 30
The following waters in Georgian Bay Islands National Park of Canada
24	All waters	All	July 1 to September 30
25	[Repealed, SOR/96-245, s. 24]
The following waters in Terra Nova National Park of Canada
26	Dunphy’s Pond (also known as Duncan’s Pond)	Trout (other than ice fishing)	Victoria Day to the third Sunday of August
26	Dunphy’s Pond (also known as Duncan’s Pond)	Trout (ice fishing)	Third Saturday of February to the fourth Sunday of March
26.1	North West River	All	Fourth Saturday of June to the third Sunday of August
27	All other waters, except as specified in Schedule IV or Schedule VI	All	Victoria Day to the third Sunday of August
The following waters in Fundy National Park of Canada
28. and 28.1 [Repealed, SOR/96-245, s. 26]
29	All waters except as specified in Schedule IV or Schedule VI	All	Victoria Day to September 15
The following waters in Prince Edward Island National Park of Canada
30	All waters	All	April 15 to September 30
The following waters in Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada
30.1	All waters	Brook, speckled or sea trout	October 1 to August 31
31	Chéticamp River from the park boundary at the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the lower end of the Terre Rouge pool	All except Salmon	April 15 to September 30
31		Salmon	Victoria Day to September 30
31.1	Chéticamp River and tributaries from the lower end of the Terre Rouge Pool upstream to, and including, the Fence Pool	All except salmon	Victoria Day to September 30
31.1		Salmon	Victoria Day to October 31
32	Chéticamp River and tributaries upstream from the Fence Pool	All	Victoria Day to September 30
32.1	Freshwater Lake	All	April 15 to September 30 and January 15 to March 1
32.2	North Aspy River	All except salmon	Victoria Day to September 30
32.2	North Aspy River	Salmon	August 15 to September 30
32.3	Clyburn Brook from the park boundary at the Cabot Strait to the lower end of the A Frame Pool	All except salmon	April 15 to September 30
32.3		Salmon	August 15 to October 31
32.4	Clyburn Brook and tributaries upstream from the lower end of the A Frame Pool	All except salmon	Victoria Day to September 30
32.4		Salmon	August 15 to October 31
33	All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV or Schedule VI	All except salmon	April 15 to September 30
33		Salmon	Victoria Day to September 30
The following waters in Kejimkujik National Park of Canada
34	All waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	April 1 to August 31
The following waters in Kluane National Park of Canada and Kluane National Park Reserve of Canada
35	All waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	All seasons
The following waters in Auyuittuq National Park of Canada
36	All waters	All	All seasons
The following waters in Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada
37	All waters	All	All seasons
The following waters in La Mauricie National Park of Canada
38	All waters except as specified in Schedule IV	Bass	June 24 to Labour Day
38.1	All waters except as specified in Schedule IV	Other species	Last Saturday in May to Labour Day
The following waters in Point Pelee National Park of Canada
39	[Repealed, SOR/98-268, s. 12]
40	All waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	Second Saturday of May to the second Sunday of September
The following waters in Kouchibouguac National Park of Canada
41	All waters	Trout	April 15 to September 15
42	All waters	American eel (with the use of a spear)	December 1 to August 31
42	All waters	American eel (with the use of angling equipment)	April 15 to September 15
42.1	All waters	Striped bass	July 1 to October 31
42.2	All waters	Soft-shell clam	May 15 to September 15
43	All waters	Other species	April 15 to November 30
The following waters in Ivvavik National Park of Canada
44	All waters	All	April 1 to March 31
The following waters in Quttinirpaaq National Park of Canada
45	All waters	All	All seasons
The following waters in Tuktut Nogait National Park of Canada
46	All waters except as specified in Schedule IV	All	April 1 to March 31
The following waters in Aulavik National Park of Canada
47	All waters	All	April 1 to March 31
The following waters in Gros Morne National Park of Canada
48	Trout River, Lomond River, East Lomond River (including any body of water connected to that River that is within 90 metres of the River’s entrance to, or outlet from, the park, and any other body of water connected to the River through which salmon travel), Deer Arm Brook	Salmon	June 15 to September 7
49	All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV.	All other species	February 1 to April 15 and May 15 to September 7