Illegal to shore fish in Toronto Harbour !!

[MikeH]

Good job on getting a clear reply, I got nothing back last year and had to reach out to MNR and city council.

This is pretty much the response I got from MNR last year. They referenced the city bylaw 608-38 and the "private property" signs, such as the ones posted on the floating docks inside Spadina Marina. I was asked to move off from the city side of Alexandra marina wall by rent a cop last summer and I quoted the city by law at him and he just shrugged and left me alone.

The only issues I see are along the Harbourfront centre where they have made it clear they dont want fisherman standing on their shorefront. I dont know if it's private or not. If I fish somewhere like the beach boardwalk at HTO park I usually fish early in the morning when there's no one around and its nice and quiet.

I think its just a question of common sense and manners. If we dont stand around overhead casting 2oz lures with big trebles on them in front of Harbourfront centre on a crowded summer weekend, no one loses an eye or an ear, and I doubt we will see a bunch of no fishing signs springing up. Not dropping line and lures all over the place helps too. Taking a bag and picking up a bit of litter goes a long way.