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DAILY CATCH LIMITS (DCL) AND
POSSESSION LIMITS (PL)
SPECIES WATERS DCL PL SIZE LIMITS/OTHER RESTRICTIONS
Arctic Char Rat River  and within 1000 m of mouth 0 0 Catch and release only
Husky, Peel and West Channel of the Mackenzie River and within 100 m of mouth 0 0 Catch and release only
All other NWT waters 4 7 None
Arctic Grayling Mackenzie River Management Area on Great Slave Lake and its tributaries (see Special Management Areas section) 1 1 Minimum size for retention 36 cm (14 in.)
All waters within the Gwich’in Settlement Area, Inuvialuit Settlement Region, and Sahtu Settlement Area excluding Great Bear Lake. 5 10 None
Baker Creek (near Yellowknife) and within 100 m of the mouth 0 0 Catch and release only
All other NWT waters including Great Bear Lake 3 5 None
Brook Trout All NWT waters 3 5 None
Bull Trout All NWT waters 2 3 None
Burbot All NWT waters 5 10 None
Ciscoes All NWT waters 350 350 None
Dolly Varden Rat River  and within 1000 m of mouth 0 0 Catch and release only
Husky, Peel and West Channel of the Mackenzie River and within 100 m of mouth 0 0 Catch and release only
All other NWT waters 4 7 None
Goldeye All NWT waters 5 10 None
Inconnu Great Slave Lake and its tributaries 1 2 None
All other NWT waters 5 10 None
Lake Trout Great Bear Lake 1 2 Only one lake trout may be removed from Great Bear Lake Special Management Area during any fishing trip
Great Slave Lake and its tributaries† 2 3 DCL - Only one can be from Area VI of Great Slave Lake

PL- Only two can be from Area VI of Great Slave Lake.

Only one lake trout in possession may be more then 70 cm fork length,
Trout Lake and its tributaries 1 1 None
Prelude Lake and Prosperous Lake 1 1 April 1 - August 31
0 0 September 1 - October 31
All other NWT waters 3 5 None
Northern Pike Waters within the Gwich’in Settlement Area, Inuvialuit Settlement Region, and Sahtu Settlement Area excluding Great Bear Lake. 5 10 None
Mackenzie River Management Area on Great Slave Lake and its tributaries (see Special Management Areas section) 1 2 Only one pike in possession may be more than 70 cm (28 in.) fork length. Included in total DCL/PL for GSL*
Hay River, Little Buffalo River and Resolution Bay 2 3 Included in total DCL/PL for GSL*
Great Slave Lake 3 5 Includes Mackenzie River Management Area
Sandy Lake 1 1 None
Trout Lake and its tributaries 2 3 None
All other NWT waters including Great Bear Lake 3 5 None
Rainbow Trout All NWT waters 3 5 None
Suckers All NWT waters No Limit No Limit None
Walleye Mosquito Creek 0

3

 0

5

 Season closed May 1 – June 30
Season open July 1 – April 30
All waters within the Sahtu Settlement Area, Gwich’in Settlement Area, Inuvialuit Settlement Region 5 10 None
Sandy Lake 1 1 None
Hay River and the Mackenzie River Management Area on Great Slave Lake and its tributaries (see Special Management Areas section) 1

3

 1

5

 April 1 – June 6 Included in total DCL/PL for GSL*
June 7 – March 31 Included in total DCL/PL for GSL*
Little Buffalo River and Resolution Bay 1

2

 1

3

 April 1 – June 6 Included in total DCL/PL for GSL*
June 7 – March 31 Included in total DCL/PL for GSL*
Great Slave Lake 1

4

 1

7

 April 1 - June 6

June 7 - March 31
Trout Lake and its tributaries 1

2

 1

3

 April 1 - June 6

June 7 - March 31
All other NWT waters 1

4

 1

7

 April 1 – June 6

June 7 – March 31
Whitefish
(All Species)		 Waters within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Sahtu Settlement Area, Gwich’in Settlement Area 10 20 None
All other NWT waters 5 10 None

Daily Catch Limit is the number of fish of each species that a person may catch and retain in a 24-hour period from one midnight to the next midnight. These limits apply to individuals only. Group limit fishing is NOT permitted.
Possession Limit is the total number of fish of each species that a person is entitled to possess at any time. Unless otherwise specified, a tributary includes the entire stream or river
which flows into a larger body of water

†In this case, a tributary begins at the mouth of the larger
body of water and extends 1km upstream.

*Great Slave Lake and its tributaries†

 

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