Province quadruples fishing fines for some offences
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WINNIPEG — The provincial government has quadrupled fines for certain fishing offences.
The latest annual angler’s guide, released Tuesday, states that the fines for using barbed hooks or leaving a line unattended are now $220. The previous amount was $52.
The fine for going over the limit is now $390, nearly four times the previous amount of $102.
The guide states, “Some set fines have increased as part of Canada’s process to amend The Contraventions Act.”
The federal government’s website states the Contraventions Act provides an alternative to the summary conviction procedure set out in the Criminal Code for the prosecution of certain federal offences and reflects the distinction between criminal and regulatory offences.
“It allows enforcement authorities to commence the prosecution of a contravention by means of a ticket with the option of voluntary payment of the prescribed fine, therefore avoiding the longer and more costly summary conviction procedure set out in the Criminal Code,” the website states.
The Manitoba fishing guide also lists several proposed regulation changes that would be implemented for the 2026-27 season. Most are specific to certain bodies of water or regions, but two would be provincewide.
Currently, recreational anglers are not allowed to keep any largemouth bass, regardless of their size. Under a proposed change, fishers could possess as many as four at any given time as long as none are longer than 45 centimetres, except at Mary Jane Reservoir. The limit of four and the maximum length matches the province’s current limits for smallmouth bass.
Fishers would also be restricted to possessing one arctic char, except in stocked trout waters. The current limit is eight.
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