Canada Fishing Info

The first month of a new year can mean only one thing for Hoosiers planning a 2008 fishing or hunting trip to Canada — a flicker of light at the end of winter’s tunnel. A few minutes after we returned to our cabin, the owners invited us to the dining room and there, on a table with our favorite cold beverages, was a heaping platter of hot walleye filets — fish that we had caught only a couple of hours earlier. There are 10-year and 5-to-10-year “rehabilitation” periods that Canada requires of a person with minor criminal offenses before they can cross the border to Canada, and there is paperwork to be completed in advance of crossing into Canada. If you’re driving into Canada, you are not required to have a passport, but you will be required to show a birth certificate and valid driver’s license. read more

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