ONTARIO — While U.S.-based anglers were locked out of Canada for nearly 18 months in 2020 and 2021, both the Ontario provincial government and Canadian government tightened regulations on bringing live bait across the border and moving live bait within the province.
The new regulations are aimed at slowing the spread of invasive species. The Ontario fishing season starts Saturday.
Essentially, no live or dead (including frozen) bait are allowed to be brought across the border. That includes nightcrawlers and frozen minnows, both of which had been allowed across the border through 2019.
