National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1120)
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Regulations are current to 2024-11-11 and last amended on 2018-11-23. Previous Versions
SCHEDULE II(Sections 3, 9, 20.1 and 35)
Open Seasons
Column I | Column II | Column III | |
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Park Waters | Species of Fish | Open Season | |
The following waters in Banff National Park of Canada | |||
1 | Bow River, from Bow Lake Outlet to east Park boundary | All | April 1 to March 31 |
1.1 | All the tributaries of the Bow River, except the Cascade River and its tributaries and associated lakes above Lake Minnewanka | All | July 1 to August 31 |
2 | Lake Minnewanka, Ghost Lakes, Two Jack Lake, Johnson Lake and Johnson Creek beaver ponds, the Three Vermilion Lakes and connecting streams and beaver ponds, Copper Lake, Kingfisher Lake and Pilot Lake | All | Victoria Day to Labour Day |
3 | All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV | All | July 1 to October 31 |
The following waters in Jasper National Park of Canada | |||
4 | Sunwapta River, Athabaska River (upstream of Athabaska Falls) | All | April 1 to March 31 |
5 | Athabaska River (upstream of 12 Mile Bridge on Hwy 16 East to Athabaska Falls), Fiddle River, Maligne River (below Maligne Canyon), Miette River, Rocky River, Snake Indian River, Snaring River | All | April 1 to Labour Day and November 1 to March 31 |
6 | Athabaska River (downstream of 12 Mile Bridge on Hwy 16 East to east park boundary, including all side channels, Pocahontas Ponds and other connected wetlands) | All | June 1 to Labour Day and November 1 to March 31 |
7 | Annette Lake, Beaver Lake, Dragon Lake, Long Lake, Lorraine Lake, Moab Lake, Mona Lake, No Name Lake (Hwy 93 south Km 48), Pyramid Lake, Lakes Three, Four and Five in the Valley of the Five | All | Victoria Day to Labour Day |
7.1 | Maligne Lake, Talbot Lake, Edna Lake | All | Victoria Day to September 30 |
7.2 | Maligne River, from a point 420 m downstream from the Maligne Lake Outlet bridge to Medicine Lake including that part of Medicine Lake within a 180 m radius of a point in the middle of the Maligne River where it enters Medicine Lake | All | August 1 to October 1 |
7.3 | All other rivers and streams except as specified in Schedule IV | All | July 1 to Labour Day |
7.4 | All other lakes except as specified in Schedule IV | All | July 1 to October 31 |
The following waters in Waterton Lakes National Park of Canada | |||
8 | The Dardanelles, Knights Lake, Waterton River, Maskinonge Lake | All | April 1 to March 31 |
9 | Waterton Lakes, Cameron Lake and Creek, Crandell Lake, Akamina Lake | All | Victoria Day to Labour Day |
10 | All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV | All | July 1 to October 31 |
10.1 | Blakiston (Bauerman) Creek and all its tributaries | All | July 1 to August 31 |
The following waters in Kootenay National Park of Canada | |||
11 | Kootenay River and Vermilion River | All | June 15 to October 31 |
12 | Cobb Lake and Olive Lake | All | May 20 to September 4 |
12.1 | Dog Lake and Kaufman Lake | All | July 1 to September 4 |
13 | All other waters | All | July 1 to October 31 |
The following waters in Yoho National Park of Canada | |||
14 | Kicking Horse River downstream from the confluence of the Kicking Horse River and the Yoho River to the West Park boundary | All | April 1 to March 31 |
15 | McArthur Lake, Ottertail Lake, Sink Lake, Summit Lake and Wapta Lake | All | Victoria Day to Labour Day |
15.1 | The north bay of Lake O’Hara and Cataract Brook for 1.6 km downstream from Lake O’Hara | All | July 15 to October 31 |
16 | All other waters | All | July 1 to October 31 |
The following waters in Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks of Canada | |||
17 | All waters except as specified in Schedule IV | All | July 1 to October 31 |
The following waters in Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada | |||
18 | All waters | All | Victoria Day to October 15 |
The following waters in Prince Albert National Park of Canada | |||
19 | Waskesiu Lake | All | Victoria Day to March 31 |
20 | Wassegam Lake and Kingsmere Lake | All | Victoria Day to Labour Day |
20.1 | Crean Lake | All except Lake Trout | Victoria Day to Labour Day |
21 | All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV | All | Victoria Day to September 30 |
The following waters in Riding Mountain National Park of Canada | |||
22 | Clear Lake and Lake Audy | All | May 15 to March 31 |
23 | All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV | All | May 15 to September 30 |
The following waters in Georgian Bay Islands National Park of Canada | |||
24 | All waters | All | July 1 to September 30 |
25 | [Repealed, SOR/96-245, s. 24] | ||
The following waters in Terra Nova National Park of Canada | |||
26 | Dunphy’s Pond (also known as Duncan’s Pond) | Trout (other than ice fishing) | Victoria Day to the third Sunday of August |
Trout (ice fishing) | Third Saturday of February to the fourth Sunday of March | ||
26.1 | North West River | All | Fourth Saturday of June to the third Sunday of August |
27 | All other waters, except as specified in Schedule IV or Schedule VI | All | Victoria Day to the third Sunday of August |
The following waters in Fundy National Park of Canada | |||
28. and 28.1 [Repealed, SOR/96-245, s. 26] | |||
29 | All waters except as specified in Schedule IV or Schedule VI | All | Victoria Day to September 15 |
The following waters in Prince Edward Island National Park of Canada | |||
30 | All waters | All | April 15 to September 30 |
The following waters in Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada | |||
30.1 | All waters | Brook, speckled or sea trout | October 1 to August 31 |
31 | Chéticamp River from the park boundary at the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the lower end of the Terre Rouge pool | All except Salmon | April 15 to September 30 |
Salmon | Victoria Day to September 30 | ||
31.1 | Chéticamp River and tributaries from the lower end of the Terre Rouge Pool upstream to, and including, the Fence Pool | All except salmon | Victoria Day to September 30 |
Salmon | Victoria Day to October 31 | ||
32 | Chéticamp River and tributaries upstream from the Fence Pool | All | Victoria Day to September 30 |
32.1 | Freshwater Lake | All | April 15 to September 30 and January 15 to March 1 |
32.2 | North Aspy River | All except salmon | Victoria Day to September 30 |
Salmon | August 15 to September 30 | ||
32.3 | Clyburn Brook from the park boundary at the Cabot Strait to the lower end of the A Frame Pool | All except salmon | April 15 to September 30 |
Salmon | August 15 to October 31 | ||
32.4 | Clyburn Brook and tributaries upstream from the lower end of the A Frame Pool | All except salmon | Victoria Day to September 30 |
Salmon | August 15 to October 31 | ||
33 | All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV or Schedule VI | All except salmon | April 15 to September 30 |
Salmon | Victoria Day to September 30 | ||
The following waters in Kejimkujik National Park of Canada | |||
34 | All waters except as specified in Schedule IV | All | April 1 to August 31 |
The following waters in Kluane National Park of Canada and Kluane National Park Reserve of Canada | |||
35 | All waters except as specified in Schedule IV | All | All seasons |
The following waters in Auyuittuq National Park of Canada | |||
36 | All waters | All | All seasons |
The following waters in Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada | |||
37 | All waters | All | All seasons |
The following waters in La Mauricie National Park of Canada | |||
38 | All waters except as specified in Schedule IV | Bass | June 24 to Labour Day |
38.1 | All waters except as specified in Schedule IV | Other species | Last Saturday in May to Labour Day |
The following waters in Point Pelee National Park of Canada | |||
39 | [Repealed, SOR/98-268, s. 12] | ||
40 | All waters except as specified in Schedule IV | All | Second Saturday of May to the second Sunday of September |
The following waters in Kouchibouguac National Park of Canada | |||
41 | All waters | Trout | April 15 to September 15 |
42 | All waters | American eel (with the use of a spear) | December 1 to August 31 |
American eel (with the use of angling equipment) | April 15 to September 15 | ||
42.1 | All waters | Striped bass | July 1 to October 31 |
42.2 | All waters | Soft-shell clam | May 15 to September 15 |
43 | All waters | Other species | April 15 to November 30 |
The following waters in Ivvavik National Park of Canada | |||
44 | All waters | All | April 1 to March 31 |
The following waters in Quttinirpaaq National Park of Canada | |||
45 | All waters | All | All seasons |
The following waters in Tuktut Nogait National Park of Canada | |||
46 | All waters except as specified in Schedule IV | All | April 1 to March 31 |
The following waters in Aulavik National Park of Canada | |||
47 | All waters | All | April 1 to March 31 |
The following waters in Gros Morne National Park of Canada | |||
48 | Trout River, Lomond River, East Lomond River (including any body of water connected to that River that is within 90 metres of the River’s entrance to, or outlet from, the park, and any other body of water connected to the River through which salmon travel), Deer Arm Brook | Salmon | June 15 to September 7 |
49 | All other waters except as specified in Schedule IV. | All other species | February 1 to April 15 and May 15 to September 7 |
- SOR/78-562, ss. 1 to 3
- SOR/79-333, s. 2
- SOR/80-51, s. 10
- SOR/80-403, s. 1
- SOR/81-689, s. 4
- SOR/82-523, s. 1
- SOR/83-280, s. 3
- SOR/86-378, s. 17
- SOR/90-4, ss. 18 to 24
- SOR/91-402, ss. 3 to 6
- SOR/93-33, ss. 15(F), 16 and 17
- SOR/94-314, ss. 11, 12, 19
- SOR/96-245, ss. 20 to 29
- SOR/98-268, ss. 7 to 12
- SOR/99-352, ss. 19 to 22
- SOR/2003-54, ss. 27 to 44, 67, 68, 70 to 79
- SOR/2005-206, s. 5
- SOR/2009-322, ss. 6(F), 8(F)
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