unattended boat????

[Guest brkygetr]

Hey wondering about boat cache regulations. The question I have is there a set amount of time you can leave your boat unattended at a lake (similar to the 21 day camp rule???). I want to fish a small back lake but the hill down to the lake is hellish so I would like to leave the boat there during the week instead of hauling it back up. I intend on giving this lake a try over 2 weekends so it would I would be bringing it in one weekend while camping there and then going back the following weekend to try the lake again and then take the boat out.

Is this ok?

thanks in advance

Dale

[Guest MNR]

Hey wondering about boat cache regulations. The question I have is there a set amount of time you can leave your boat unattended at a lake (similar to the 21 day camp rule???). I want to fish a small back lake but the hill down to the lake is hellish so I would like to leave the boat there during the week instead of hauling it back up. I intend on giving this lake a try over 2 weekends so it would I would be bringing it in one weekend while camping there and then going back the following weekend to try the lake again and then take the boat out.

Is this ok?

thanks in advance

Dale

[Guest MNR]

At the present time, the boat cache program covers only the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Kenora, Dryden, Red Lake, Sioux Lookout and part of Fort Frances districts (not including the former Atikokan District) in northwestern Ontario. A person who wishes to cache a boat on Crown land in these areas where the boat cache program applies must apply for authorization from the local Ministry of Natural Resources district office. If the request is approved, the applicant signs a three-year numbered agreement with MNR that specifies all the conditions pertaining to the type of authorization. The agreement number must be affixed to the boat for identification.

Recreational boats that are cached on Crown land outside this portion of the province are considered a free use of Crown land and require no authority provided they are not placed on portages, trails and access points; in other words, don't interfere with other public use. All boats cached on Crown land are left at the owner’s risk.