Ontario Fishery Regulations, 1989

33 (1) In all waters except those specified in subsections (2) and (3), no person shall set, have in the water or lift a hookline or net from the water unless

• (a) a buoy, marker or stake is attached to the hookline or each end of the net;

• (b) each buoy, marker or stake is legibly marked with the licence holder’s name or licence number; and

• (c) the licence holder’s name or licence number is visible without the necessity of raising the gear from the water.

(2) In the waters of Lake of the Woods and Shoal Lake, no person shall, except when ice fishing, set, have in the water or lift a hookline or net from the water unless

• (a) the hookline or each end of the net is marked by a buoy surmounted by a shaft the upper extremity of which

  • (i) is at least 53 cm above the water, and

  • (ii) has attached thereto an orange flag measuring not less than 22 cm by 22 cm;

• (b) each buoy, marker or stake is legibly marked with the licence holder’s name or licence number; and

• (c) the licence holder’s name or licence number is visible without raising the gear from the water.

(3) In the waters of Lake Superior or Lake Nipigon, no person shall, except when ice fishing, set, have in the water or lift a hookline or net unless

• (a) the hookline or each end of the net is marked by

  • (i) a standard marker ball 50 cm in diameter, or

  • (ii) a buoy surmounted by a shaft the upper extremity of which

    • (A) is at least 92 cm above the water, and

    • (B) has attached thereto an orange flag measuring not less than 22 cm by 22 cm;

• (b) each buoy, marker or stake is legibly marked with the licence holder’s name or licence number; and

• (c) the licence holder’s name or licence number is visible without raising the gear from the water.