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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Fishing Forum :: Fishing both sides of Crooked
 
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timatkn
06/26/2023 11:29PM
  
There is absolutely no reciprocity.


Plander has good info. I’d message/call Trevor to know for sure. Canadians don’t accept ignorance of the rules and give warnings…they write expensive tickets.


Chances of getting caught are very low…patrolling is low…no sympathy if ya get pinched though.


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bobbernumber3
06/27/2023 08:17AM
  
No need to fish the CN side without a license... those fish swim to the US side every day.
 
CanoeKev
06/24/2023 10:02AM
  
How carefully patrolled is the fishing on crooked lake and the basswood river? Do you need both MN and ontario licenses to fish both sides or is there some type of reciprocity?
 
plander
06/24/2023 12:30PM
  
My understanding is you need an Ontario fishing license to fish in Ontario and a Quetico permit to be Quetico. If you want to get out of the canoe and step on Crown land (other than a portage) you will need a RABC permit.


My guess is the most likely official you’d encounter would be a Quetico Park ranger that would ask to see your Quetico permit.


When I do my Spring BWCA trips and my route will take me on Border Lakes within Quetico (eg Crooked) I carry the following three items with me:


Seasonal day use permit


RABC permit


Ontario fishing license


Per the season day use vehicle permit, it’s one per canoe.


I have found Quetico Park Superintendent Trevor Gibb to be pretty responsive to my questions. His email is: Trevor.Gibb@ontario.ca


For additional info see this thread and search other posts on this site.