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Fishing Regulations for Zone 7
Please note that we have worms (crawlers) in stock.
The worms are packaged 20 per box.

Dave Walters

Dave Walters along the chain of lakes


Below are the most important regulations for our lakes

For more detail, click here
Non-Resident Licences Children
and Licences 		Fishing
Regulations 		Transporting
your Fish 		Packaging
your Fish


Non-Resident Licences are available at our office but it would save much time at our base if you would have your licences already. Here are some places along your route that sell fishing licences:

The Information and Welcome Center which faces you directly after you leave the Canadian Customs checkpoint.

Traveling north out of the Sault. The Canadian Carver on Highway 17 North, 46 miles north of Sault Ste. Marie. It is well marked with highway signs. You can get refreshments and souvenirs there as well.

In Wawa at Young's General Store. Young's General Store is on the right side of the road as you enter Wawa. There is a gas station and a stuffed moose standing outside the door. Click here to see what the place looks like.

In Wawa also at Mariette’s Trading Post. On Wawa's main street. The first business on the right just north of the Hwy. 101 East turn-off. Not on Hwy. 101 but on Wawa's main business street. Easy angle parking in front.
Eight Day. This is the most popular licence with our customers 43.50 Canadian Dollars
Eight Day Conservation 25.25 Canadian Dollars
Annual 68.00 Canadian Dollars
Annual Conservation 41.75 Canadian Dollars
Do you want to know the equivalent in American Dollars? Do a Currency Conversion

Children and Licences

Youngsters who are not yet turned 18 years old may fish without a licence as long as they are in the company of an adult who has a licence. But young persons without a licence are not entitled to their own limit of fish, rather the fish they catch are counted as part of the accompanying adult's limit. Young persons not yet 18 can of course buy a licence of their own.

Open Seasons

Northern Pike open all year
Walleyes third Saturday in May to April 14th
Yellow Perch Open all year
Smallmouth Bass open all year
Brooktrout January 1st to Labour Day
Whitefish Open all year

Limits of Catch & Possession

Walleye

The slot size has been eliminated.
Standard Licence - 4; not more than 1 greater than 46 cm (18.1 in.)
Conservation Licence - 2; not more than 1 greater than 46 cm (18.1 in.)

Northern Pike

Standard Licence - 6; not more than 2 greater than 61 cm (24 in.), of which not more than 1 greater than 86 cm (33.9 in.)
Conservation Licence - 2; not more than 1 greater than 61 cm (24 in.), none greater than 86 cm (33.9 in.)

Yellow Perch Standard Licence - 50. Conservation Licence - 25. No size limit.
Small Mouth and Largemouth Bass Combinations Standard Licence - 6. Conservation Licence - 2. No size limit.
Brooktrout Standard Licence - 5; not more than 2 greater than 30 cm (11.8 in.), of which not more than 1 is greater than 40 cm (15.8 in.) Conservation Licence - 2; not more than 1 greater than 30 cm (11.8 in.), none greater than 40 cm (15.8 in.)
Whitefish 25 in one day, 12 with a conservation licence. No size limit.

Bait Fish

Please visit this link for current rules about minnows.


Transporting Fish

If your party has more than one car or boat, never transport more fish in the vehicle than the number of persons travelling in it. This mistake can really cost you money.

You can fillet the walleyes and northerns that you want to take home. You can also fillet your catch when you come off the water, for example at lunch time or at the end of the day. The only time when you must leave your walleyes and northern pike intact is while you are still actively engaged with fishing.

You can fillet walleyes and northern pike in all of the instances listed below:

. . . when you prepare your fish for immediate consumption, even for a shore lunch;

. . . when you prepare your catch at an overnight accommodation for storage;

. . . when you transport your catch on the water from a temporary overnight accommodation to your primary residence and while you are not engaged in fishing while you are in transit. For example, you can have filleted fish if you slept out over night in a tent and are on your way back to your cabin, or if you are on your way from your cabin to your car, to head home. Just don't be fishing during that transit.

. . . when you transport your fish overland, as on your journey home.

Please remember to release immediately any fish that is not within the legal size range, even if the fish is injured and not likely to live. Therefore it is important to take great care when removing the lure from the fish.

Packaging Fish

A Conservation Officer needs to be able to count and identify the fish. Therefore, do not freeze them all in one lump. To package your fish, leave some skin on the fillets and pack the fillets side-by-side, not stacked on top of each other. That way your catch can be identified and counted when a Conservation Officer checks you. Transparent bags are good for packing fish because one can readily see what's inside. Do not freeze the fillets in water because the water will make it difficult or impossible to see or count the fillets.

You may never have more than one day's limit in your possession. If you buy a conservation licence, the limits are smaller.

If your party has more than one car or boat, never transport more fish in the vehicle than the number of persons travelling in it. This mistake can really cost you money.

Be careful. If you get checked by a conservation officer, he will ask to see your fish. Next, he is likely to ask whether you have additional fish in your cabin or in our freezer. He will then want to see those as well. This will result in a fine if the total number of fish exceeds your legal possession limit. Remember, "eaters" count as part of your possession limit.