You need licence to fish from shore, in Saltwater ?

Post by **Anton88** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:57 am

We want to head this fall to New Brunswick and Quebec, where I hope to do a bit of saltwater fishing.

I was wondering if you need a licence to fish from shore in the Atlantic, or St Lawrence Estuary..for 'unimportant' species.. and how much that would cost for an Ontario resident ?

Post by **Spoonman** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:22 am

Sounds like fun.

(a) There are no "unimportant" species, IMHO

(b) Check with DFO. I found <a href="http://www.qc.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/peches/en/p ... .htm">this much</a> (from DFO Quebec; note contact info at bottom), but I'm not sure it fully answers your question.

Post by **Wallyboss** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:32 am

I know that you talked about the Saguenay earlier. A couple of winters ago somebody caught a Greenland Shark in the Saguenay river. There was a big write up in the newspaper and if I am not mistaken that person was charged(or could've been charged) for not having a species specific licence. but if you can't find the answerin the Quebec regulations send them an e-mail . The E-mail address is in the regulation book.

Post by **oldman1** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:54 pm

I grew up in Halifax and fishing saltwater was and is license free. However, with the closure of some of the fishery, recreational fishing was technically included though no one seems to be bothered as the mackeral fishing hotspots are still busy (and license free). There are restrictions I believe regarding atlantic salmon and tuna (!). I don't give it a second thought and I'll be fishing there in a couple of weeks. Spearfishing flounder with a broom stick with a barbed spike in the end, in 6 to 8 feet of water at low tide, is particularly fun.

Post by **Wallyboss** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:05 pm

Hard to catch and release when they have a spear thru the body

Post by **Pints** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:17 pm

Nothing like a good feed of fresh caught flounder and or mackeral.

Post by **OBD** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:21 pm

Came back from maine and didn't need one from shore, maybe it's not the same though

Post by **Bear** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:58 pm

Headed to nova scotia this weekend, hoping to get into some mackeral, may even have a report

Post by **OBD** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:07 pm

Good luck bear! They can be a blast when you get a school of em!

Post by **Anton88** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:59 pm

spoonman wrote:Sounds like fun.

(a) There are no "unimportant" species, IMHO

(b) Check with DFO. I found <a href="http://www.qc.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/peches/en/p ... .htm">this much</a> (from DFO Quebec; note contact info at bottom), but I'm not sure it fully answers your question.

By unimportant species I meant fish that are not too important for commercial fishing..

I'd fish for anything, particularly Eel, Striper Bass, Flounder (there are many kinds, some are small), oh yes,, Mackrell too

Anything I catch is good, - I just want to smell the saltwater in the morning, arrive early when there is fog and cast as far as I can with some bait and fish on the bottom..

Bear wrote:Headed to nova scotia this weekend, hoping to get into some mackeral, may even have a report

Let me know if you need licence or not.
It's not like I'll empty the ocean of fish, with my fishing rod and reel,
the real criminals are the big commercial fishing trawlers and floating factories ..
cheers-

Post by **Bear** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:50 pm

Anton88, well things did'nt work out as planned, Brother in law got called out of town/country .... so no fishing in the big A for me ..... great time though.

It seems no licence required for tidal waters but here is a link that I'm sure will help

http://www.gov.ns.ca/fish/sportfishing/ ... Gpart1.pdf

Bear