ag-2013-14-w-eng

generalgeneralGENERAL REGULATIONSFor these regulations, the following definitions apply:Angle or Angling: Fishing, or attempting to fish, with a hook and a line with theline held in the hand, or with a hook, line and rod held in the hand. This includescasting and trolling.Hooks or Hooked: means to be in possession of a hook and line with the lineheld in the hand, or a hook, line and rod with the rod held in the hand, when a fishtakes the attached bait, lure, or artificial fly.1. Salmon, trout and other sport fish may be taken in inland waters only byangling using hook and line. No person angling in any inland waters may usemore than one rod and line at any time. The exception is winter trout anglingwhere an angler can use a maximum of three lines through the ice. (See“Winter Trout Angling” on Page 16).2. A resident can only angle in scheduled inland waters of the province with avalid inland fishery licence to take salmon. A resident who is the holder of aninland fishery licence for salmon can retain salmon and trout on their licencewhile angling in scheduled inland waters.3. A resident of the province does not require an inland fishery licence to anglefor trout.4. Licence holders must carry their inland fishery licences (salmon or trout) atall times while angling.5. There is no age restriction on possessing an inland fishing licence. However,a child up to and including 17 years of age cannot be part of an inland fisheryfamily licence if he/she holds an individual inland fishery licence.6. Children under 14 years of age shall not angle on any scheduled river unlessaccompanied by a person 17 years of age or older. The person 17 years of ageor older does not require a license to accompany the angler, but may not fishwithout a license.7. Angling on scheduled salmon rivers is permitted only between one hourbefore sunrise and one hour after sunset.8. A single barbless hook must be used when angling on scheduled salmonrivers for salmon and trout.9. On scheduled and non-scheduled waters, anglers must return to the waterfrom which it was taken in a manner which causes the least harm, salmon fry,parr and smolt, or salmon less than 30 centimetres (12 inches), or ouananicheand rainbow trout less than 20 centimetres (8 inches).10. Anglers fishing in inland waters in Newfoundland and Labrador are notpermitted to catch and retain any salmon where the salmon measures morethan 63 centimetres in length.11. Anglers may not retain spent salmon, commonly called “slinks”.12. Anglers may not retain salmon caught in coastal waters at any time, even ifthey have a valid inland fishery licence for salmon and tags.13. For the purpose of retaining salmon, all non-scheduled inland waters inNewfoundland and Labrador are rated Class III with a season and dailyretention limit of two fish. Only red tags may be used.14. Any angler who “hooks” a salmon shall immediately affix and lock his or herown tag through the gills and mouth of the salmon and cut out and remove themonth and day of capture, unless the salmon is released back into the water.2 Angler’s Guide 2013-2014