| If you're bound for a fishing trip to the North Country, | | | | residents should have their basic license form signed |
| expect to spend much on transportation, your outfit, | | | | and have the correct license tag fastened in order that |
| licenses and permits. For a lot of people, the trip's | | | | it can be considered valid.Keep in mind always that a |
| highlight will be fishing. For this reason, you should get | | | | Outdoors Card or non-resident license card is |
| yourself a new line on your reel. Getting ready 1. If | | | | non-transferable; it grants privileges to you alone. It |
| you're bound for a fishing trip to the North Country, | | | | should be carried with you each time you go |
| expect to spend much on transportation, your outfit, | | | | fishing.Note too, that whenever a Conservation Officer |
| licenses and permits. For a lot of people, the trip's | | | | requests to see and examine your license, the law |
| highlight will be fishing. For this reason, you should get | | | | requires you to show it. State and District |
| yourself a new line on your reel. 2. Protect your eyes | | | | RegulationsState and District rules control angling in |
| while fishing and you should only invest in a good | | | | Ontario. The key and major State law with regards to |
| quality pair of polarized sunglasses, as it will not only aid | | | | fishing is the Ontario's "Fisheries Act"; this defends |
| in protecting the eyes, but will also provide superior | | | | guards and takes care of and save fish and its habitat. |
| visual penetration into the water.3. Keep mosquito | | | | Likewise, it controls the fishing seasons, limits to catch, |
| repellent as well as plastic worms in a separate | | | | possession, and size, and the gears allowed as well as |
| compartment, making sure it is out of the tackle box | | | | fish sanctuaries. On the other hand, the "Fish and |
| as both items do contain lacquer solvent that can | | | | Wildlife Conservation Act" is the major provincial law |
| soften the paint of any metal, plastic, or wood lure and | | | | that regulates fishing. It is stated in this decree, that |
| the soft paint may never harden.4. Always keep a | | | | fishing licenses are issued.Wildlife Protection and |
| small file or a small stone handy to be used to keep | | | | Preservation Officers Wildlife Protection Officers have |
| the hooks needle sharp.5. Learn how to tie good knots. | | | | the authority to inspect, search, arrest, and seize under |
| Practice carefully until such time that you are already | | | | the different act they carry out, together with Ontario's |
| certain that they will hold.General fishing guidelines:1. | | | | "Fish and Wildlife Preservation decree" as well as the |
| Don't fish with any bait in just one spot for more than | | | | "Fisheries Regulation and Act". During the Conservation |
| 10 casts. If, by those casts, nothing changes, it's time | | | | Officers duty, they may do the following: 1. Ask |
| you change location.2. Properly position the canoe, not | | | | important questions that are in relation to the inspection |
| too close or too far from the fish. If you are too close, | | | | they are conducting; 2. Review and examine buildings; |
| you will frighten the fish. If you are too far, you can not | | | | 3. Stop and examine a boat, vehicle, or aircraft; 4. |
| accurately place the lure in position.3. When doing top | | | | Confiscate certain items which are related to the |
| water fishing, do not set the hook until you can really | | | | offence that an individual may have done; 5. Search |
| feel that the fish is on the lure, being very careful not | | | | and investigate having a warrant to legalize such |
| to surprise the fish. Just keep on working the lure | | | | search; 6. Search and investigate having no warrant to |
| cautiously towards you.4. Be very patient. Just be | | | | support the search in situations that require immediate |
| certain that you know you are in a suitable | | | | attention and action; 7. Arrest anybody that the Wildlife |
| fish-producing area.5. Always be quiet, as sound can | | | | Preservation Officer supposes and believe has |
| travel through the water better than through the air. 6. | | | | committed, or is on the act of performing, or is about |
| Release carefully, instantly and safely any fish that you | | | | to perform a violation or offence. Open SeasonsThe |
| do not plan to eat. Preservation of Ontario's fishing | | | | opening and closing dates of fishing season changes |
| resources is essential and needed for fishing to | | | | and is determined by the species on the area. It is |
| continue thriving. 7. While waiting for your catch, or | | | | illegal to try catching a fish for which the season has |
| when you do catch anything or none at all, look at the | | | | already been closed, even if one is going to release it |
| scene behind you, take a deep breath and enjoy the | | | | after. Do understand that closed seasons protect the |
| only lakeland wilderness in the entire world!Fishing | | | | fish at time of the year when they are most |
| RegulationsCarry your license with youResidents of | | | | susceptible especially during spawning. Unless specially |
| Canada should have a fishing-version Outdoors Card | | | | stated, species that are not on the list have a |
| and must have a fishing license tag that is attached to | | | | year-round open season. |
| it so that it can be considered as valid. Non Canadian | | | | |