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Summary of Saskatchewan’s Fishing

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    REGULATIONS.
    General Prohibitions
    It is unlawful to:
     sport fish without possessing a
    valid Saskatchewan angling licence
    unless the angler is under 16 years
    of age or a Saskatchewan resident
    senior;

     use another person's licence to fish;
     falsify information on a licence;
     backdate or otherwise alter a
    licence;
     fail to produce a licence upon
    request of a conservation officer or
    an RCMP officer;
     assist or fish with individuals who
    are fishing for food pursuant to
    their Treaty or Aboriginal rights,
    unless the rights bearing person(s)
    do not exceed the maximum
    number or size of fish permitted by
    angling under these regulations; or
    the accompanying person has a
    recognized Treaty or Aboriginal
    right to fish for food in
    Saskatchewan; or is a member of
    their immediate family;
     possess fish taken for food by an
    individual under their Treaty or
    Aboriginal fishing rights, unless
    you are a member of their
    immediate family or have a Treaty
    or Aboriginal right to fish for food
    in Saskatchewan;
    Ÿ fish in closed waters or during a
    closed season;
     take more fish than the limit
    specifies (limit includes fish stored
    or eaten for shore lunch);
    take more than the Saskatchewan
    limit of fish on boundary waters
    with Alberta, Manitoba, the
    Northwest Territories and Prince
    Albert National Park, unless
    otherwise specified;
     transport fish taken by angling that
    are skinless, cut or packaged so
    that the species, number and length
    cannot be determined;
     fish with more than one line during
    open water season;
     use more than four hooks on one
    line (a lure with a gang of hooks is
    considered one hook);
    Ÿ be more than 25 m (27.3 yds) from
    your fishing line;
    Ÿ be in any place where your fishing
    line(s) are not visible at all times;
     possess or use any spring-loaded
    gaff or spring-loaded hook;
    use a dipnet except to land fish
    taken by angling;
     use lights, firearms, chemicals,
    electric shockers or explosives to
    catch or kill fish;
     take fish by snaring or snagging;
     grapple or use hands alone to take
    or attempt to take fish;
    use fish traps or nets to take fish,
    unless specifically licensed to do
    so;
    fish within 23 m (25 yds)
    downstream from any constructed
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    dam or obstacle except where there
    is a ministry sign allowing fishing;
     angle on the Saskatchewan portion
    of boundary waters without a valid
    Saskatchewan angling licence,
    unless otherwise specified;
    sell, waste or barter fish taken by
    angling;
     fail to stop a vehicle or boat when
    requested or signaled by a
    conservation officer or an RCMP
    officer;
    tamper with or take fish from a net,
    trap or holding device without the
    owner's permission; and
     import into Saskatchewan or
    transport within Saskatchewan any
    live fish or live fish eggs.
    Fishing With Bait
     live fish may not be used as bait.
    Only baitfish that are dead and
    have been commercially frozen or
    preserved may be used;
     all frozen fish to be used as bait in
    Saskatchewan (including smelt),
    that originate from Ontario, Quebec,
    Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
    Minnesota, New York, Ohio,
    Pennsylvania or Wisconsin,
    jurisdictions known to harbour viral
    hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS),
    require proof that the fish are
    certified free of VHS;
    Ÿ live leeches or crayfish may not be
    imported into Saskatchewan. Only
    leeches and crayfish originating
    within Saskatchewan may be used
    as live bait. Canadian and nonresident
    anglers must provide proof
    to an officer (upon request) that
    their live bait was purchased in
    Saskatchewan;
     frogs and salamanders may not be
    used as bait;
    the non-edible parts of a fish legally
    taken by angling, such as the eye,
    belly skin or internal organs can be
    used as bait and the fish from
    which the parts were taken must be
    dead and included in your limit;
    earthworms or night crawlers may
    be imported and used as live bait.
    However, they must be shipped in a
    soil-free medium such as peat moss
    or shredded paper.
    Ice Fishing
     two lines may be used when ice
    fishing but they must at all times
    remain within 25 m (27.3 yds) and
    in sight of the person who has set
    or is using them;
    only gaffs with a J-hook end may
    be used to land fish while ice
    fishing but they cannot exceed
    1.5 m (1.6 yds) in length;
     ice fishing shelters south of
    Highway 16 must be removed from
    the ice no later than March 15 and
    ice fishing shelters north of
    Highway 16 must be removed no
    later than March 31;
    storing or leaving ice fishing
    shelters on Crown land or on
    private land without the
    landowner's consent is not
    permitted; and
     ice fishing shacks must have the

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