Angling Regulations For Saskatchewan

REGULATIONS

Do you plan on Fishing In Saskatchewan, this year? Do you know the Main Basic Fishing Regulations? Have you read or looked at the Angler’s Guide for complete Angling Regulations? Below is a condensed but main regulations you have to know.

Complete Regulations go here: 2010 Angler’s Guide

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National Fishing Week, this usually runs the first week in July and ends with a FREE weekend of fishing.

Turn In Poachers (TIP Program): Sasktel Cell: #5555 or 1 800 667 7561

Zones and Season Dates: 2010 - 3 zones in Saskatchewan.

Southern Zone: May 8 to March 31, 2011

Central Zone: May 22 to March 31, 2011

Northern Zone: May 25 to April 15, 2011

Angling Licenses are available at:

Authorized Vendors across the province

Sask Environment Resource Management SERM office

Over the Internet at Environment Office or Phone: (306) 787-2847

By mail: Attention: Regina Field Office

3211 Albert Street

Regina, Saskatchewan

S4S 5W6

General Regulations:

Anglers must carry their licences with them while angling, and must produce the licence upon request by a conservation officer or RCMP officer.

Angling licences are required by all anglers age 16 and over.

Anglers under the age of 16 do not require a licence to fish and may legally take their own limit of fish, but only if they catch the fish themselves.

Native people, as defined and required under section 12 of the Natural Resource Transfer Agreement, do not require a licence for subsistence fishing.

Licence agreements are in place on Athapapuskow and Cold Lakes. More than one Provincial Licence Required.

Saskatchewan angling licences are not valid in National Parks, separate license required to fish within park boundries.

Residents are defined as individuals who have resided in Saskatchewan for 3 months immediately preceding the issue of the licence

Seniors licenses are for individuals aged 65 or over who have resided in Saskatchewan for 3 months prior to the license issue date. Although free, seniors must still have a registered license, and meet all other regulations including limits and seasons. Seniors from out of province must still purchase the required fishing license.

Canadian people are defined as individuals who have resided in Canada for 12 months immediately preceding the issue of the licence

Non-Resident people are defined as individuals who do not reside in Canada

3-Day angling licences are only valid in ‘Southern’ and ‘Central’ Zone’s.

Package your catch in such a way that each fillet can be inspected and leave at least 1 inch of of skin with scales attached on each fillet. Do not reduce fish to smaller than 2 fillets until you get home, each piece will be counted as 1 fillet and each 2 fillets will be counted as one fish.

Exporting fish, any one taking fish out of Saskatchewan must posses a valid Saskatchewan angling licence. Non-resident anglers returning to the U.S. from Saskatchewan note it is prohibited to import any fish in violation of Canadian or American Laws. People from other countries must obey the laws of their countries on importing when returning home.

Do not transfer live fish, it is illegal to transfer live fish. Introduced fish species can upset the balance of waterbodies and cause loss of fishing opportunities in the province.

It is illegal to use live minnows, frogs, salamaders in Saskatchewan. Commercially frozen minnows, leeches, dew worms, worms, insects can be used but must originate in Saskatchewan. Importing any bait is illegal.

Bow fishing is allowed for suckers and carp only, but cannot be used in any provincial, regional park or provincial recreation site. Cannot bow fish for any game fish species.

Underwater Spearfishing can be done by anyone in possesion of a valid Saskatchewan fishing licence. Must be done underwater by submerged divers and fishing limits established apply. Any fish shot by spear gun must be kept none can be released.

General Limit Information:

Angler’s may catch a limit of each fish species in a single day. For example one angler can have 6 Pike, 5 Walleye, 25 Perch and each fish species single limit in his possession. Daily limit includes fish that are eaten or given away that day. The daily limit is also your possession limit and you can not possess more than one limit of each fish at one time. Example, you go fishing for the weekend, on the Friday you arrive you go out and catch and keep 5 walleye and you eat 2 of them that evening. The next day you go out fishing, YOU can ONLY KEEP 2 WALLEYE as you still have 3 at camp. Fish at your camp, being transported for or by you, stored by or for you by someone else are counted towards your possession limit. This also includes day fishing trips. If you happen to live close to fishing lakes and travel to the lake for a day trip, fishing was great and you return home early, you caught, kept and cleaned 5 walleye, and put them in the deep freeze, then decide because the fishing was good or decide to go with another buddy that evening, you already have a possession limit in your deepfreeze and legally cannot keep more walleye.

Regular Angling Limits:

Anglers may catch a limit for each fish species in a single day.

Daily limits include fish that are eaten or given away that same day.

You cannot possess more than one limit of each fish species.

Fish that are at your camp, being transported by you or by someone else for you or stored at your home are counted towards your possession limit.

2 Arctic grayling, (only one may exceed 35 cm)

8 burbot

2 Channel catfish

8 Goldeye

4 Lake trout, (only one may exceed 65 cm)

2 Largemouth bass

6 Northern pike , (only one may exceed 75 cm)

25 Perch

6 Rock bass

5 *Stocked Trout (all species combined)

0 Sturgeon

0 Smallmouth bass

5 Walleye or Sauger, (only one may exceed 55 cm)

8 Whitefish

*Stocked trout species include brook, brown, cutthroat, rainbow, splake, tiger trout and Atlantic salmon

Catch and Release Angling Limits (CR)

Three classes CR1, CR2 and CR3 each have reduced limits based on the higher designated type. Special reduced angling limits have been implemented on many waters across the province to help protect or sustain a fishery. See the complete lists and limits for each in the Saskatchewan Angler’s Guide. Use of barbless hooks on all Catch and Release waters is mandatory. MUST USE BARBLESS HOOKS ON THESE WATER BODIES.

Duplicate Licences:

You must carry a valid fishing licence at all times, if you loose or misplace your licence, you have to obtain a duplicate. DO NOT go to the retail outlet and expect them to have a copy, they have to send in all Licence parts they keep to SERM head office every month. The only place for you to get a duplicate or verification is from the Ministry Office.

COST:

Saskatchewan Resident Annual Angling Licence $29.44

Saskatchewan Resident 3-Day Angling Licence $14.72

Saskatchewan Resident Seniors Angling Licence FREE

Canadian Resident Annual Angling Licence $58.87

Canadian Resident 3-Day Angling Licence $29.44

Non-Resident Annual Angling Licence $78.51

Non-Resident 3-Day Angling Licence $39.25

Duplicate License (Available At Ministry Office) $5.25

All licence fees listed include GST

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