Winnipeg 
Manitoba seniors, active military members, and veterans need not get angling licenses to fish in the provincial waters starting April 1st, Natural Resources and Northern Development Minister Greg Nesbitt announced today.
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The new regulations are part of the provincial government’s ongoing efforts to reduce red tape and implement modernized, streamlined angling regulations.
According to the news release, seniors, active military members and veterans residing in Manitoba, will no longer need to obtain an angling licence and will simply need to show acceptable identification to conservation officers upon request.
Manitoba will also introduce a single, annual angling licence for each residency type, replacing the former “conservation” and “regular” licence categories.
Another change is the new one-day angling licence at $8.40 for Manitobans.
Other regulation changes announced include:
- allowing open fishing year-round for certain abundant species coupled with enhanced sustainability measures;
- introducing increased protection for large spawning fish and for certain species to protect high-value fish;
- amending ice fishing shelter requirements; and
- creating consistent residency definitions for anglers, hunters and trappers.
“We’ve heard from Manitobans that they want angling licences to be modernized. Our government has listened and we are taking concrete action,” said Nesbitt in a news release announcing the new regulations. “As part of Manitoba’s Recreational Angling Strategy, modernizing regulations will further improve the vibrant recreational angling opportunities in the province while enhancing the protection of valuable fish stocks.”
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