Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations (SOR/93-55)
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Regulations are current to 2024-10-30 and last amended on 2022-09-27. Previous Versions
PART XVIITrout
Application
104 This Part does not apply in respect of recreational fishing for trout
(a) by angling or with set lines in the waters set out in Schedule IX during the period beginning on January 1 and ending on March 31; or
(b) in the waters set out in section 116.
Gear Restrictions
105 No person shall fish for trout except by angling.
Close Times
106 No person shall fish for trout in the waters set out in column I of an item of the table to this section during the close time set out in column II of that item.
TABLE
| Item | Column I | Column II |
|---|---|---|
| Waters | Close Time | |
| Nova Scotia | ||
| 1 | Guysborough River, upstream from the highway bridge at Milford Haven, not including tributaries. | Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 |
| 2 | Tidal waters of Bras d’Or Lake, Great Bras d’Or (Channel), St. Patricks Channel, St. Andrews Channel and Sydney River between the dam and a straight line drawn from Point Edward to Liscomb Point. | Oct. 16 to Apr. 14 |
| 3 | Inland and tidal waters of the Counties of Antigonish, Cape Breton, Colchester, Cumberland, Halifax, Hants, Inverness, Pictou, Richmond and Victoria, except the waters
| Oct. 1 to Apr. 14 |
| 4 | Ramsey Lake, Annapolis County, and Sunken Lake, Kings County. | Nov. 1 to May 14 |
| 5 | Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia not set out in items 1 to 4. | Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 |
| New Brunswick | ||
| 6 | First Green Lake, Madawaska County. | Sept. 1 to Apr. 30 |
| 7 | Restigouche River, Restigouche County, downstream from the CN Railway bridge between Quebec and New Brunswick, not including tributaries. | Nov. 1 to Apr. 14 |
| 8 | Inland waters of lakes, reservoirs and ponds in the Counties of Gloucester, Madawaska, Northumberland, Restigouche and Victoria not set out in item 6. | Sept. 16 to May 14 |
| 9 | Inland and tidal waters of the Counties of Gloucester, Madawaska, Northumberland, Restigouche and Victoria not set out in items 6 to 8. | Sept. 16 to Apr. 30 |
| 10 | Surface mine ponds in Queens and Sunbury Counties between Lat. 46º00′N. and Lat. 46º10′N. and between Long. 65º50′W. and Long. 66º10′W. | Oct. 16 to Apr. 14 |
| 11 | Shepody River and its tributaries upstream from the flood gate at Harvey Bank, not including MacFadden Lake, Fenton Pond and Alcorn Pond. | Oct. 1 to May 7 |
| 12 | Inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick not set out in items 6 to 11. | Sept. 16 to Apr. 14 |
| Prince Edward Island | ||
| 13 | Glenfinnan, O’Keefes and Afton Lakes, Queens County. | Oct. 16 to Apr. 14 |
| 14 | Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island not set out in item 13. | Oct. 1 to Apr. 14 |
Quotas and Length Restrictions
107 (1) No person shall catch and retain from the waters set out in column I of the table to this section
(a) in any day, more trout of a species than the fishing quota for that species set out in column II; or
(b) a trout of a species set out in column II the length of which is less than the minimum length for that species set out in column III or more than the maximum length for that species set out in column IV.
(2) No person shall catch and retain in any day more than
(a) five trout in the aggregate from any combination of the waters set out in column 1 of items 1 and 2 of the table to this section; or
(b) 10 trout in the aggregate from the waters set out in column 1 of item 3 of the table to this section.
TABLE
Item Column I Column II Column III Column IV Waters Fishing Quota Minimum Length Maximum Length 1 Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia. (1) 5 Arctic char
(1) 10 cm
(1) 100 cm
(2) 5 brook trout
(2) 10 cm
(2) 100 cm
(3) 5 brown trout
(3) 10 cm
(3) 100 cm
(4) 5 lake trout
(4) 10 cm
(4) 100 cm
(5) 5 rainbow trout
(5) 10 cm
(5) 100 cm
2 Inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick. (1) 5 Arctic char
(1) 10 cm
(1) 100 cm
(2) 5 brook trout
(2) 10 cm
(2) 100 cm
(3) 5 brown trout
(3) 35 cm
(3) 63 cm
(4) 2 lake trout
(4) 45 cm
(4) 150 cm
(5) 5 rainbow trout
(5) 10 cm
(5) 100 cm
(6) 1 splake
(6) 35 cm
(6) 100 cm
3 Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island. (1) 10 Arctic char
(1) 10 cm
(1) 100 cm
(2) 10 brook trout
(2) 10 cm
(2) 100 cm
(3) 10 brown trout
(3) 35 cm
(3) 63 cm
(4) 5 rainbow trout
(4) 10 cm
(4) 100 cm
- SOR/93-55, err.(F), Vol. 127, No. 16
- SOR/2001-452, s. 29
PART XVII.1Whitefish
Application
107.1 This Part does not apply in respect of recreational fishing for whitefish
(a) by angling or with set lines in the waters set out in Schedule IX during the period beginning on January 1 and ending on March 31; or
(b) in the waters set out in section 116.
- SOR/2001-452, s. 29
Gear Restrictions
107.11 No person shall fish for whitefish except by angling.
- SOR/2001-452, s. 29
Close Times
107.12 No person shall fish for whitefish in the waters set out in column I of the table to this section during the close time set out in column II.
TABLE
| Column I | Column II | Column III | Column IV | Column V | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Waters | Close Time | Fishing Quota | Minimum Length | Maximum Length |
| 1 | Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia. | Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 | 8 | 10 cm | 60 cm |
| 2 | Inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick. | Sept. 16 to May 14 | 8 | 10 cm | 60 cm |
| 3 | Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island. | Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 | 1 | 10 cm | 60 cm |
- SOR/2001-452, s. 29
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