I was wondering if a nonresident can take salted minnows into Canada? I know we can take nightcrawlers, in commercial bedding, can not take leeches or any other live bait, but what about salted minnows? I was up in the area south east of Wabikimi last fall and found several baggies of salted minnows at a fishing camp out in the bush, I'm pretty sure that camp had been used by USA folks. I dumped the minnows away from camp and took the baggies home with my trash. FRED

Yes salted minnows are legal to take. I checked with the DNR ( not sure the exact name of the Canadian DNR) not sure about provincial parks or specific areas, but we were just going to the chapleau area, luckily I had a copy of the e-mail I got from them, because when we were checked going in at Sault Ste Marie the border agents were going to take them. I showed them the the e-mail they got hold of the DNR and sent us on way with our minnows.

No organic bait at all in the Quetico Park, alive, dead, frozen, or salted!!

quote mutz: "Yes salted minnows are legal to take. I checked with the DNR ( not sure the exact name of the Canadian DNR) not sure about provincial parks or specific areas, but we were just going to the chapleau area, luckily I had a copy of the e-mail I got from them, because when we were checked going in at Sault Ste Marie the border agents were going to take them. I showed them the the e-mail they got hold of the DNR and sent us on way with our minnows. "

Right I should have caught that when I posted.