Labrador

Ken, the following is from fishing board and answers a question I
asked about guides in Labrador.

" The law states that in Labrador, north of the 52nd parallel, a
person must have a guide to fish more than 1/2 mile from a numbered
highway. Although, I believe, as Whitehorsebasin mentioned, there is
somewhat of an unwritten, don't-ask-don't-tell policy in place that
allows canoeists and campers to get away with some incidental fishing
while in the bush in both Labrador and Quebec - a quick look at "canoe
trips in Quebec", for instance, will be full of accounts of fishing
during canoe trips through Indian land, without a guide, and no one
seems to be too worried about it."

So, I believe you can do it without too much trouble. Whaddaya think?

Dave

Dave LaCourse wrote:
Ken, the following is from fishing board and answers a question I
asked about guides in Labrador.

" The law states that in Labrador, north of the 52nd parallel, a
person must have a guide to fish more than 1/2 mile from a numbered
highway. Although, I believe, as Whitehorsebasin mentioned, there is
somewhat of an unwritten, don't-ask-don't-tell policy in place that
allows canoeists and campers to get away with some incidental fishing
while in the bush in both Labrador and Quebec - a quick look at "canoe
trips in Quebec", for instance, will be full of accounts of fishing
during canoe trips through Indian land, without a guide, and no one
seems to be too worried about it."

So, I believe you can do it without too much trouble. Whaddaya think?

I think anybody who relies on an unwritten don't-ask-don't-tell
policy is just begging for a huge honkin' fine and the confiscation
of his canoe and fly rods. I don't want to "get away" with something,
I want to fish legally.

--
Ken Fortenberry

On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:38:48 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

I think anybody who relies on an unwritten don't-ask-don't-tell
policy is just begging for a huge honkin' fine and the confiscation
of his canoe and fly rods. I don't want to "get away" with something,
I want to fish legally.

These two Mainers have been making the trip every year for the past
five, so I believe that the "must have a guide" thingy is not
enforced. You don't drive 65 all the time on the interstate, do you?

Dave

"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
...
Ken, the following is from fishing board and answers a question I
asked about guides in Labrador.

" The law states that in Labrador, north of the 52nd parallel, a
person must have a guide to fish more than 1/2 mile from a numbered
highway. Although, I believe, as Whitehorsebasin mentioned, there is
somewhat of an unwritten, don't-ask-don't-tell policy in place that
allows canoeists and campers to get away with some incidental fishing
while in the bush in both Labrador and Quebec - a quick look at "canoe
trips in Quebec", for instance, will be full of accounts of fishing
during canoe trips through Indian land, without a guide, and no one
seems to be too worried about it."

Labrador has no "Indian land" (no tribal reserve
territories) so the example from Quebec may not apply.
Conditions vary between provinces. E.g. New Brunswick
has many miles of Crown-owned (public) fishing and
requires that non-residents employ a guide when on
Crown waters. Other provinces do not.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
...
You don't drive 65 all the time on the interstate, do you?


Nah, sometimes he drives 52mph just to **** people
off......that's our Ken!
Tom