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Fish Sanctuaries No fishing - April 1 to Friday before first Saturday in May Consecon Creek - Hillier and Ameliasburgh Townships, from the dam in the Village of Consecon to Wellers Bay Consecon Creek - Hillier Township, from Lot 86 in Concession 5 to the mouth of the creek Moira River and Bay of Quinte - from the Lott Dam downstream, including Belleville Harbour in the Bay of Quinte Napanee River - Town of Napanee, from the waterfalls at Springside Park downstream to the bridge at Centre Street Trent River - City of Quinte West, between the first dam north of Lake Ontario downstream to the south side of the Dundas Street bridge and the Trent Canal from Lock Number 1 downstream to where it joins the Trent River 139 Fishing Regulations Summary 2023 Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Services ServiceOntario Centres Other Information Hunting and fishing licences, as well as a variety of permits, are available at participating ServiceOntario locations. - Limerick Township Kelly Lake (451505N., 783708W.) ( !! !! - Frechette Township Lake Trout - open from February 15 to March 15 and third Saturday in May to Labour Day Bait Restrictions Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait Carol Lake - Beulah Township Dwyer Lake - Janes Township Geographic Townships of Schembri and Scriven in the Territorial District of Sudbury and Way White, Wlasy, Bracci and Tupper in the Territorial District of Algoma - see Waterbody Exceptions Lake 2 - Nahwegezhic Township Lake 21 - Tyrell Township Lake 24 - Gaudry Township Lake Superior Provincial Park and the surrounding Townships of Redsky and Restoule (except Anjigami Lake), Roy, Stoney, Sugananaqueb, Barnes, Beaudin, Bullock, Cannard, Greenwood, Grootenboer, Labonte, and Larson, Home and Peever north of the Montreal River Poem Lake - Nahwegezhic Township Saddle Lake - Lamming Township Sill Lake (4646N., 8415W.) - Airy Township Twin Lake (450034N., 780433W.) ( ! - Janes Township, Bait Restriction also applies Eli Lake (471339N., 812425W.) LUCKY STRIKE'S RECOMMENDED LURES FOR ONTARIOS GAMEFISH SMALLMOUTH BASS RECOMMENDED LURES: Commonly referred to as smallies or bronzebacks the Smallmouth Bass are a thrill to catch because of their fierce fighting qualities. !! !! FMZ 9 is part of the Great Lakes. Tea Lake (453030N., 784404W.) - Widdifield Township Lake 697 (462951N., 790400W.) !! !! !! - McLaughlin Township Swordfingal Lake (450227N., 773704W.) Fishing Ontario . Ontario Fishing License Requirements: What To Know In 2023 - Humphrey Township Triangle Lake (444012N., 781504W.) - Cashel Township Dixie Lake (450216N., 780853W.) Baitfish or leeches, whether live or dead, may not be transported into or out of a BMZ. !! Zone-wide Seasons and Limits Zone-wide seasons and limits apply to all waters in the Zone except for the specific waters and species listed in the Species Exceptions, Waterbody Exceptions and Fish Sanctuaries Aggregate Limits for Trout and Salmon (including Splake) Limits: S-5 and C-2; total daily catch and possession limit for all trout and salmon species combined Atlantic Salmon Season: closed all year Brook Trout Season: February 15 to September 30 Limits: S-5; not more than 1 greater than 31 cm, and C-2; none greater than 31 cm Brown Trout Season: fourth Saturday in April to September 30 Limits: S-5 and C-2 Channel Catfish Season: open all year Limits: S-12 and C-6 Crappie Season: open all year Limits: S-30 and C-10 Lake Sturgeon Season: closed all year Lake Trout Season: February 15 to third Sunday in March and third Saturday in May to Labour Day Limits: S-2; not more than 1 greater than 40 cm, and C-1 Lake Whitefish Season: open all year Limits: S-12 and C-6 Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass combined Season: January 1 to third Sunday in March and third Saturday in May to December 31 Limits: S-6 and C-2 Muskellunge Season: third Saturday in June to December 15 Limits: S-1; must be greater than 122 cm, and C-0 Northern Pike Season: January 1 to third Sunday in March and third Saturday in May to December 31 Limits: S-6; not more than 2 greater than 61 cm, of which not more than 1 is greater than 86 cm, and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 61 cm, none greater than 86 cm Pacific Salmon Season: open all year Limits: S-5 and C-2 Rainbow Trout Season: open all year Limits: S-5 and C-2 Splake Season: open all year Limits: S-5 and C-2 Sunfish Season: open all year Limits: S-50 and C-25 Walleye and Sauger combined Season: January 1 to third Sunday in March and third Saturday in May to December 31 Limits: S-4 and C-2; none between 43-60 cm, not more than 1 greater than 60 cm Yellow Perch Season: open all year Limits: S-50 and C-25 89 Fishing Regulations Summary 2023 Zone 11 Species Exceptions Brook Trout Additional Fishing Opportunities Season: open all year Limits: S-5 and C-2; no size limit Barnett Lake (470905N., 800237W.) Nordica Township, Waterbody exceptions extended in FMZ 10 to:Carol Lake Beulah TownshipLive fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as baitFish Sanctuary no fishing from January 1 to July 31 and October 16 to December 31Aurora Trout open from August 1 to October 15Aurora Trout S-1 and C-0, Lake 21 (4737N., 8057W.) The following species are not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year: Brook Trout and Splake. Know the fishing regulations: Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry regularly updates fishing regulations. on the waters edge along the shore of Mary Point (east of Blind River) to the most northerly point (455952N., 824840W.) !! !! - Lampman Township Camp Lake (470659N., 811744W.) - Invergarry Township Bass Lake (461316N., 825353W.) - Burleigh Township McSourley Lake (461309N., 775816W.) - Barr Township Mug Lake (464433N., 792230W.) !! !! For additional clarity on Lake Trout regulations in Georgian Bay please see the map located at www.ontario.ca/page/fisheries-management zone-14-fmz-14 Rainbow Trout North Channel (Lake Huron) - waters lying west of a straight line from the most northerly point (454828N., 813544W.) Females grow larger, faster and live longer than males; life span is up to 26 years. !! !! Please record and report anais Skip the line, purchase online www.huntandfishontario.com simple easy to use Click helpful links for support and resources Purchase or renew your fishing licence from your mobile device Ontarios Fish and Wildlife Licensing Service practical Help by including all information contained on the tag and r eport b y mail or email at mnr.nric.mnr@ontario.ca - or drop off the tags and info to the MNRF office nearest you. Catch and possession limits are set to: protect fish populations against overfishing; give all anglers a fair share of the fisheries resources; Catch limit. !! The following waterbodies, or portions of them, have different regulations that are listed in the Waterbody exceptions: Cut Lake, French River Provincial Park, Green Lake, Lake Nipissing, Lake Temagami, Liberty Lake, McConnell Lake, Shanty Lake, Surecatch Lake and Trout Lake. FMZ 17 is part of the Southern Bait Management Zone (BMZ). Pike are solitary and are found in lakes and rivers where the water is still or in slow currents. - McClintock Township Mountain Lake (445442N., 775856W.) Zone 16. - Central Frontenac Township Little Green Lake (445737N., 765306W.) - Garibaldi Township Betts Lake (470722N., 811656W.) ( !! !! - Butt Township Fish Sanctuaries No fishing - closed all year Chipmunk Lake - Preston Township Graphite Lake - Butt Township Little Mykiss Lake - Preston Township Major Lake - Murchison Township Mykiss Lake - Preston Township Nogies Creek - Galway and Harvey Townships, from Bass Lake Dam to Nogies Creek Dam Opeongo River - Preston Township, from immediately downstream from the dam at Annie Bay of Opeongo Lake to 300 m downstream Presto Lake - Preston Township Shallnot Lake - Clancy Township Stringer Lake - Lawrence Township No fishing - January 1 to Friday before Family Day (Ontario) Lake Joseph and Little Lake Joseph - Humphrey and Medora Townships No fishing - January 1 to Friday before the third Saturday in May and December 1 to December 31 There are a number of Lake Trout waterbodies in FMZ 15 where Fish Sanctuaries exist with this applicable date. - Eaket Township Welcome Lake (470541N., 833808W.) - Brougham Township Bigwind Lake (450326N., 790317W.) !! !! !! !! Dorion TownshipNunya Lake (492859N., 893527W. There are several Great Lakes tributaries that have aligned regulations for Atlantic salmon, brown trout, Pacific salmon and rainbow trout - see species exceptions. - Matawatchan Township North Pigeon Lake (445254N., 784637W.) and a point on the southeast shore at 474400N., 833244W Wanapitei River - The waters of that part of the Wanapitei River from the outer wall of the northernmost Bailey bridge (Fraleck Township) to the site of the abandoned Poupore Bridge at the mouth of the Wanapitei River (Rathbun Township) Wenebegon Lake and River - Langlois and Lynch Townships No fishing - April 15 to June 15 Alton Creek - Peterson Township, flowing into South Old Woman River Bellevue Creek and tributaries - Vankoughnet Township Bennett Creek and tributaries and Bennett-Davignon Diversion Channel - Korah Township Clay River - Goodwillie Township Cranberry Creek and tributaries - Fenwick and Pennefeather Townships Crazy Creek - Goodwillie Township Devlin Creek - Peever Township Downey Creek and tributaries - Tilley Township, except the portion between centre of Highway 17 and Lake Superior shore East Davignon Creek and tributaries - Korah Township Fort Creek - Rabazo Township, downstream of Mission Lake Frater Creek - Labonte and Labelle Townships Havilland Creek and tributaries - Havilland Township Jones Creek and tributaries - Tilley and Archibald Townships, except the portion between centre of Highway 17 and Lake Superior shore June Creek - Giles Township Kelly Creek and tributaries - Pennefeather Township Lamon Creek and tributaries - Dennis Township Laughing Brook - Peever Township Mamainse Creek and tributaries - within the A. McDonnel Mining location and the North Montreal (Sand Bay) Mining location except the portion between centre of Highway 17 and Lake Superior shore Metheany Creek - Slater Township, between Highway 17 and Lake Superior Mica Bay Creek and tributaries - Kincaid Township Noisy Creek - Dulhut Township Northland Creek - Deroche Township, Highway 556 to the Goulais River Perry Creek and tributaries - Gaudette Township Probyn Creek and tributaries - Fenwick Township Rainbow Creek and tributaries - Hodgins Township Ronnies Creek - Labelle Township Salter Creek - LaRonde Township Sheppard Creek and tributaries - Deroche Township Silver Creek and tributaries - Hodgins Township Stokely Creek and tributaries - Vankoughnet Township Stony Creek and tributaries - Hodgins Township Taylor Creek and tributaries - Vankoughnet Township Thielman Creek and tributaries - Pennefeather Township Unnamed Creek (4734N., 8458W.) The following waterbodies, or portions of them, have different regulations that are listed in the waterbody exceptions: Lake Scugog, Trent River. !! - Roadhouse Township Seagull Lake (470951N., 811302W.) !! !! - Frechette Township Barnet Lake (471052N., 811039W.) - Cowper Township Season: third Saturday in May to September 30 Basshaunt Lake (450723N., 782750W.) Zone-wide Seasons and Limits Aggregate Limits for Trout and Salmon Limits: S-5 and C-2; total daily catch and possession limit for all trout and salmon species combined Atlantic Salmon Season: open all year Limits: S-1 and C-0 Brown Trout Season: open all year Limits: S-5 and C-2 Channel Catfish Season: open all year Limits: S-12 and C-6 Crappie Season: open all year Limits: S-30 and C-10 Lake Sturgeon Season: closed all year Lake Trout Season: January 1 to September 30 and December 1 to December 31 Limits: S-2 and C-1 Lake Whitefish Season: open all year Limits: S-12 and C-6 Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass combined Season: fourth Saturday in June to November 30 Limits: S-6 and C-2 Muskellunge Season: third Saturday in June to December 15 Limits: S-1; must be greater than 102 cm, and C-0 Northern Pike Season: open all year Limits: S-4 and C-2 Pacific Salmon Season: open all year Limits: S-5 and C-2 Rainbow Trout Season: open all year Limits: S-2 and C-1 Sunfish Season: open all year Limits: S-50 and C-25 Walleye and Sauger combined Season: open all year Limits: S-6 and C-2 Yellow Perch Season: open all year Limits: S-50 and C-25 99 Fishing Regulations Summary 2023 Zone 14 General Information See General Fishing Regulations for more information on how to use this summary. ( ! !! In Ontario, eels historically appeared in Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River, the Ottawa River, and tributaries to these systems. Respect catch and release guidelines: Catch and release is an essential conservation practice. !! !! !! - Olrig Township Turtle Lake (460915N., 790152W.) - Phelps Township Montreuil Lake (462554N., 785428W.) Vermilion R. Sturgeon R. Serpent R. Onaping R. Wenebegon R. Mississagi R. French R. Garden R. Wanapitei R. Saugeen R. Spanish R. Grand R. Thames R. International Boundary International Boundary Manitoulin Island Lake Erie Georgian Bay Lake Huron Lake St. Clair L. Nipissing (lac Nipissing) 13 14 14 10 10 10 11 15 16 19 10 KILLARNEY FRENCH RIVER Aurora Midhurst Port Burwell Port Dover Pointe au Baril Bruce Mines Tillsonburg Windsor Burk's Falls Ranger Lake Woodstock Thessalon Sault Ste. right-of-way and Lake Ontario Ganaraska River - between the southerly limit of the C.N.R. 8 Lake Nipissing 1 1 1 5 1 8 2 0 1 2 JOCKO RIVERS ALGONQUIN MATTAWA RIVER Algonquin Park Bancroft Bracebridge Burk's Falls Kanata Alexandria Carleton Place Vanier Cornwall Kemptville Lancaster Rockland Calabogie Casselman Deep River Winchester Renfrew Perth Pembroke Barry's Bay Mattawa Arnprior Ottawa Marten River Powassan North Bay Petawawa Thorne Haileybury South River Huntsville Kiosk Smiths Falls Temagami Eganville Thornloe New Liskeard Morrisburg Orlans Nepean Whitney Hawkesbury Haliburton 63 89 60 89 35 89 11 89 28 89 17 89 11 89 17 89 41 89 7 89 15 89 62 89 141 :; 417 :; 401 :; 118 :; 400 :; 138 :; 124 :; 127 :; 132 :; 416 :; Ottawa R. Ottawa R. RideauR. Zone-wide Seasons and Limits Zone-wide seasons and limits apply to all waters in the Zone except for the specific waters and species listed in the Species Exceptions, Waterbody Exceptions and Fish Sanctuaries Aggregate Limits for Trout and Salmon (including Splake) Limits: S-5 and C-2; total daily catch and possession limit for all trout and salmon species combined Atlantic Salmon Season: closed all year Brook Trout Season: open all year Limits: S-5 and C-2 Brown Trout Season: open all year Limits: S-5 and C-2 Channel Catfish Season: open all year Limits: S-12 and C-6 Crappie Season: open all year Limits: S-30 and C-10 Lake Sturgeon Season: closed all year Lake Trout Season: fourth Saturday in May to September 8 Limits: S-2 and C-1 Lake Whitefish Season: open all year Limits: S-12 and C-6 Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass combined Season: third Saturday in June to December 15 Limits: S-6 and C-2 Muskellunge Season: 1st Saturday in June to December 15 Limits: S-1; must be greater than 91 cm, and C-0 Northern Pike Season: January 1 to March 31 and second Saturday in May to December 31 Limits: S-6 and C-2 Pacific Salmon Season: open all year Limits: S-5 and C-2 Rainbow Trout Season: open all year Limits: S-5 and C-2 Splake Season: open all year Limits: S-5 and C-2 Sunfish Season: open all year Limits: S-300; only 30 may be greater than 18 cm, and C-15 Walleye and Sauger combined Season: January 1 to March 1 and second Saturday in May to December 31 Limits: S-4 and C-2; must be between 40-50 cm Yellow Perch Season: open all year Limits: S-50 and C-25 Species Exceptions Lake Trout Additional Fishing Opportunities Season: open all year Ashden Lake (Ashby White Lake) (450859N., 772200W.) - Frechette Township Boot Lake (473636N., 805650W.) - Franklin Township Portage Lake (451248N., 794802W.) Acorn Lake - Richards Township Algonquin Park - see Waterbody Exceptions Blue Paint Lake - Livingstone Township Bright Lake - McClintock Township Buchanan Lake - McClintock Township Buck Mountain Lake - Brudenell Township Burnt Lake - Butt Township Capsell Lake - Joly Township Carmichael Lake - see Waterbody Exceptions Cod Lake - McClintock Township Crosstee Lake (Pine Lake) - Murchison Township Crystalline Lake - Livingstone Township Doughnut Lake - Finlayson Township East Jeannie Lakes - Livingstone Township Eastell Lake - Sinclair Township Eiler Lake - McClintock Township Finger Lake - Butt Township Fisher Lake (452258N., 784749W.) PDF Recreational Fishing Licence Information - Ontario - Airy Township Mawson Lake (445626N., 773508W.) !! By sharing your perspectives and insights, you are helping to promote sustainable fisheries for future generations of anglers, Minster of Natural Resources and Forestry Graydon Smith stated. - Wilberforce Township Meadow Lake (452614N., 770831W.) ( ! !! - Moffat Township Deer Lake (464715N., 835331W.)