Trevor anytime on shore no mater where in Ontario = one line.
Yes I know that, but my post was passing on of general good to know information, and I was very specific about location for a reason. I used the pier in Pt Bruce because that's where I go and I have been witness to some arguments on the pier in Pt Bruce, some of them VERY heated about what zone you're fishing in, daily catch and possession, number of lines allowable, number of hooks allowable. The only reason I mentioned the zones specific to Pt Bruce, is because there has been some confusion and arguments about it. I don't know about anyone else, but when I go fishing, the last thing I want to see or hear is people having a heated argument over things covered in the regs. We all know at times those regs are a little confusing or poorly worded, so when I need clarification on anything in the regs, I call the ministry and get it straight from them.
In the past, (I haven't been yet this year) some on the pier have thought because they are parked and on shore in what is technically "by the map" zone 16, the regs for that zone apply when fishing off the pier. That is incorrect. The body of water you are fishing from the pier in Pt Bruce for the purposes of MNRF zoning and enforcement, is zone 19. Catfish creek north of the break-wall is zone 16. The regs for each zone apply accordingly. That's good to know information, so I shared it.
Some have thought that because they are fishing in Lake Erie, they are allowed to use 2 lines from the pier. That is incorrect. I've heard those using 2 lines off the pier tell people, including myself, who have mentioned it to them, that when fishing in Lake Erie the regs say you can use 2 lines and then tell them to mind their own business, where to go and how to get there. That is incorrect, you can't, not from shore.
Last year I was challenged to prove it. I carry the regs with me when I go fishing, so I produced them, showed them, and was told off again and told I was interpreting the regs wrong. So in that instance, zone did matter because of how that person was interpreting the regs. Don't know if they got caught or not, I was heading home, but the CO does visit the pier in Pt Bruce on a fairly regular basis, and I have seen them sit and watch before heading out to check buckets, licenses etc. I have also seen them sit and wait for someone who walked off the pier for over 2 hours and when they came back give them a ticket and confiscate that person's catch for using 2 lines off the pier. I've also seen them sit and wait for a person who left to go home to get their license and then give them a ticket for fishing without a license anyways. They had one, but they didn't have it on them when they were asked to produce it while fishing. So it does matter, and if anything I share or pass on saves someone a ticket, because they didn't know, or as is easy to do, they misinterpret the regs, maybe without ever knowing me, I've done someone a favor.