more non-resident info please

[Resource Pimp 60]

In reguard to hereandthere's question on non resident limits, the MNR reponded............................................................................

MNR Answer:

In the Thunder Bay area, anyone who is not an Ontario or Canaidan resident who is camping on Crown Land is allowed to catch and possess a conservation limit (whether they possess a Sport Fishing Licence or a Conservation Fishing Licence).

If a Non-resident is being accommodated on private property, (staying with friends, at a resort or their own camp) they would be allowed to catch and keep a Sport Fishing Licence (4 Walleye) limit. Non-residents under the age of 18 may fish without a licence if accompanied by an adult who ahs a valid fishing licence. Any fish kept are part of the catch and possession limit of the person who holds the licence. Non-residents under 18 years may also purchase their own licence and have their own limits.

It is only when the person is on Crown Land is their catch and possession limit reduced to a Conservation Fishing Licence limit.

My question is: if a non-resident is registered and accomodated at a fishing lodge and he portages in to a lake and camps overnite, as a holder of a regular season license is he entitled to a full or half limit? If he is a registered guest at a tourist camp, does he need a crownland camping permit?

[Guest MNR]

If the non-resident is camping on Crown land in Fisheries Zones 2, 4, 5 or 6 and holds a sport fishing licence he cannot take fish in excess of the conservation catch and possession limits set out under the Ontario Fishery Regulations. In Zone 5, there is an area affected by International Border Water Regulations which has different limits on the number of walleye, sauger and lake trout that non-residents can catch and retain. (See pages 22-24 of the 2008-2009 Fishing Regulations Summary.

www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/pubs/fishing/2008%20Fishing%20Regulations%20Summary/Zone%205.pdf

The same non-resident would be exempt from having to purchase a Crown land camping permit if he/she:

a) was under 18 years of age

was using a camping unit rented from a person who carries on a business in Ontario.

c) Owned real property in Ontario or was the spouse of a person who owned property in Ontario

d) was a member or person in charge of a charitable or non-profit group that was camping with the permission of the local district manager of the ministry; or

e) was carrying out duties required by lawful employment in Canada,.

So regardless of whether the non-resident is registered at a lodge or if they are in possession of a Crown land camping permit or exempt from having one, it’s where he/she is sleeping for the night (i.e., Crown land) which determines what the catch limit is.

The fee for a Crown land camping permit is $9.35 per night which includes an issuing fee of 50 cents.