Zone 16
Last Updated: December 31, 2024
  • There are several Great Lakes tributaries that have aligned regulations for Atlantic Salmon, Brown Trout, Pacific Salmon and Rainbow Trout - see species exceptions.
  • Warmouth is listed as endangered in Ontario and may not be caught or possessed under a recreational fishing license.
  • The following waterbodies, or portions of them, have different regulations that are listed in the waterbody exceptions: Bayfield River, Big Creek, Credit River, Grand River, Green River, Humber River, Lake Couchiching, Lake Simcoe, Maitland River, Nine Mile Creek (Lucknow River), Nottawasaga River, Pretty River, Saugeen River, Sydenham River, Thames River, Waterbodies in Grey and Bruce Counties, Whitemans Creek (Horner Creek)
  • FMZ 16 is part of the Southern Bait Management Zone (BMZ). Live or dead baitfish or leeches may not be transported into or out of a BMZ. These rules do not apply to baitfish and leeches which are both dead and preserved

Zone-wide Seasons and Limits

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  • Open in Limited Locations
  • Open Season
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Atlantic Salmon

Atlantic Salmon
Atlantic Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
0
Conservation Limit
0
Atlantic Salmon
Atlantic Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
0
Conservation Limit
0

Additional Fishing Opportunities

  • Black Creek - City of Nanticoke, from Highway 3 to the junction with the Lynn River
  • Bronte Creek - Town of Oakville, from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road West) to Lake Ontario
  • Credit River and tributaries - City of Mississauga, from the south side of Highway 403 bridge downstream to Lake Ontario
  • Don River and tributaries - City of Toronto, from Lake Ontario upstream to Eglinton Avenue
  • Fifteen Mile Creek - City of St. Catharines and Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Forty Mile Creek - Town of Grimsby, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Grindstone Creek - City of Burlington, from Highway 2 (Plains Road) to Hamilton Harbour of Lake Ontario (City of Hamilton in the Region of Halton)
  • Highland Creek - City of Toronto from the downstream edge of the Highway 2 (Kingston Road) bridge to Lake Ontario
  • Humber River - City of Toronto, between Eglinton Avenue and Lake Ontario
  • Nottawasaga River - from the Boyne River downstream (north) to Georgian Bay
  • Rouge River - City of Toronto, between Highway 2 (Kingston Road) and Lake Ontario
  • Sixteen Mile Creek (Oakville Creek) - Town of Oakville, from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road) to Lake Ontario
  • Sixteen Mile Creek - Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Spencer Creek - City of Hamilton, from Highway 102 (Cootes Drive) to Lake Ontario
  • Thames River - Elgin County and Middlesex County and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, main branch only
  • Trout Pond of Waterford Ponds - City of Nanticoke
  • Twelve Mile Creek (Zone 20) - City of St. Catharines, between Lakeport Road and Lake Ontario
  • Twenty Mile Creek - Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Young’s Creek (Ryerse Creek) - Woodhouse Township, from the downstream side of the Front Road bridge to Lake Erie at Port Ryerse

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Atlantic Salmon
Atlantic Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
0
Conservation Limit
0

Additional Fishing Opportunities

  • Bayfield River - Goderich and Stanley Townships, from Highway 4 to the downstream side of the Highway 21 bridge (Huron County)
  • Beaver River - Collingwood Township, from the Thornbury Dam to Georgian Bay (Grey County)
  • Big Creek - Walsingham Township, south of the Quance Dam to Regional Road 21 at Lynedoch
  • Big Otter Creek - Bayham Township (Elgin County)
  • Bighead River - St. Vincent Township (Grey County)
  • Bronte Creek - Town of Oakville from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road West) upstream to the south side of Highway 407
  • Credit River and tributaries - from the south side of Britannia Road in the City of Mississauga upstream to the south side of the Highway 407 Bridge in the City of Brampton
  • Don River and tributaries - upstream from Eglinton Avenue in the City of Toronto to the south side of Highway 407 in the Regional Municipality of York
  • Grand River - from a line across the Grand River in Paris at 100 m downstream of the Highway 2 (Dundas Street West) bridge to the edge of Lake Erie (see waterbody exceptions for catch and possession limits)
  • Hog Creek - Tay Township from the C.P.R. bridge (Lot 10, Concession 6) downstream (north) to Georgian Bay (Simcoe County)
  • Humber River and tributaries - upstream from Eglinton Avenue in the City of Toronto to the south side of the Highway 407 bridge in the Regional Municipality of York
  • Little Otter Creek - Bayham Township, East branch of Big Otter Creek
  • Little Sauble River - Bruce Township, from Highway 21 to Lake Huron (Bruce County)
  • Maitland River - Colborne, Goderich, Hullett, East and West Wawanosh and Turnberry Townships, between County Road 4 and the downstream side of the Highway 21 bridge (Huron County)
  • Nine Mile River (Lucknow River) - Ashfield and West Wawanosh Townships, between County Road 86 and Lake Huron
  • North Creek - Middleton Township, downstream of Highway 3
  • Rouge River - from Highway 2 (Kingston Road) in the City of Toronto upstream to the south side of Highway 407 in the Town of Markham
  • Sauble River - Amabel Township, from the lowest ledge of Sauble Falls 440 m downstream to a line drawn perpendicular to the river’s current
  • Saugeen River - Arran, Amabel, Brant, Elderslie and Saugeen Townships and in the Town of Walkerton and the Village of Paisley, between the southerly edge of the Municipality of Brockton Concession 2 SDR. bridge and the westerly edge of the concrete abutments downstream of Denny’s Dam
  • Sixteen Mile Creek (Oakville Creek) and tributaries - Town of Oakville from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road) upstream to the south side of Highway 407
  • Sturgeon River and tributaries - Tay and Oro-Medonte Townships (Simcoe County), including the mouth of the Sturgeon River at Georgian Bay
  • Young’s Creek - from the dam on Lot 23, Concession 3 to the downstream side of the Front Road bridge

 

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Black Crappie

Black Crappie
Black Crappie
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
30
Conservation Limit
10

Total daily catch and possession limit for white and black crappie combined.

Bluegill

Bluegill
Bluegill
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
50
Conservation Limit
25

Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, and Orange-spotted Sunfish limits combined

Brook Trout

Brook trout
Brook trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Brook trout
Brook trout
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Additional fishing opportunities

  • Bells Lake (44°19′15″N., 80°44′09″W.) - Glenelg Township

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Brown Trout

Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Additional fishing opportunities

  • Big Creek - Walsingham Township, downstream from Regional Road 21 to Long Point Bay of Lake Erie
  • North Thames River (main branch only) - Middlesex County
  • Black Creek - City of Nanticoke, from Highway 3 to the junction with the Lynn River
  • Bronte Creek - Town of Oakville, from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road West) to Lake Ontario
  • Credit River and tributaries - City of Mississauga, from the south side of Highway 403 bridge downstream to Lake Ontario
  • Don River and tributaries - City of Toronto, from Lake Ontario upstream to Eglinton Avenue
  • Fifteen Mile Creek - City of St. Catharines and Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Forty Mile Creek - Town of Grimsby, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Grindstone Creek - City of Burlington, from Highway 2 (Plains Road) to Hamilton Harbour of Lake Ontario (City of Hamilton in the Region of Halton)
  • Highland Creek - City of Toronto from the downstream edge of the Highway 2 (Kingston Road) bridge to Lake Ontario
  • Humber River - City of Toronto, between Eglinton Avenue and Lake Ontario
  • Nottawasaga River - from the Boyne River downstream (north) to Georgian Bay
  • Rouge River - City of Toronto, between Highway 2 (Kingston Road) and Lake Ontario
  • Sixteen Mile Creek (Oakville Creek) - Town of Oakville, from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road) to Lake Ontario
  • Sixteen Mile Creek - Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Spencer Creek - City of Hamilton, from Highway 102 (Cootes Drive) to Lake Ontario
  • Thames River - Elgin County and Middlesex County and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, main branch only
  • Trout Pond of Waterford Ponds - City of Nanticoke
  • Twelve Mile Creek (Zone 20) - City of St. Catharines, between Lakeport Road and Lake Ontario
  • Twenty Mile Creek - Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Young’s Creek (Ryerse Creek) - Woodhouse Township, from the downstream side of the Front Road bridge to Lake Erie at Port Ryerse

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Additional fishing opportunities

  • Bayfield River - Goderich and Stanley Townships, from Highway 4 to the downstream side of the Highway 21 bridge (Huron County)
  • Beaver River - Collingwood Township, from the Thornbury Dam to Georgian Bay (Grey County)
  • Big Creek - Walsingham Township, south of the Quance Dam to Regional Road 21 at Lynedoch
  • Big Otter Creek - Bayham Township (Elgin County)
  • Bighead River - St. Vincent Township (Grey County)
  • Bronte Creek - Town of Oakville from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road West) upstream to the south side of Highway 407
  • Credit River and tributaries - from the south side of Britannia Road in the City of Mississauga upstream to the south side of the Highway 407 Bridge in the City of Brampton
  • Don River and tributaries - upstream from Eglinton Avenue in the City of Toronto to the south side of Highway 407 in the Regional Municipality of York
  • Grand River - from a line across the Grand River in Paris at 100 m downstream of the Highway 2 (Dundas Street West) bridge to the edge of Lake Erie (see waterbody exceptions for catch and possession limits)
  • Hog Creek - Tay Township from the C.P.R. bridge (Lot 10, Concession 6) downstream (north) to Georgian Bay (Simcoe County)
  • Humber River and tributaries - upstream from Eglinton Avenue in the City of Toronto to the south side of the Highway 407 bridge in the Regional Municipality of York
  • Little Otter Creek - Bayham Township, East branch of Big Otter Creek
  • Little Sauble River - Bruce Township, from Highway 21 to Lake Huron (Bruce County)
  • Maitland River - Colborne, Goderich, Hullett, East and West Wawanosh and Turnberry Townships, between County Road 4 and the downstream side of the Highway 21 bridge (Huron County)
  • Nine Mile River (Lucknow River) - Ashfield and West Wawanosh Townships, between County Road 86 and Lake Huron
  • North Creek - Middleton Township, downstream of Highway 3
  • Rouge River - from Highway 2 (Kingston Road) in the City of Toronto upstream to the south side of Highway 407 in the Town of Markham
  • Sauble River - Amabel Township, from the lowest ledge of Sauble Falls 440 m downstream to a line drawn perpendicular to the river’s current
  • Saugeen River - Arran, Amabel, Brant, Elderslie and Saugeen Townships and in the Town of Walkerton and the Village of Paisley, between the southerly edge of the Municipality of Brockton Concession 2 SDR. bridge and the westerly edge of the concrete abutments downstream of Denny’s Dam
  • Sixteen Mile Creek (Oakville Creek) and tributaries - Town of Oakville from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road) upstream to the south side of Highway 407
  • Sturgeon River and tributaries - Tay and Oro-Medonte Townships (Simcoe County), including the mouth of the Sturgeon River at Georgian Bay
  • Young’s Creek - from the dam on Lot 23, Concession 3 to the downstream side of the Front Road bridge

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Channel Catfish

Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
12
Conservation Limit
6

Chinook Salmon

Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Additional Fishing Opportunities

  • Black Creek - City of Nanticoke, from Highway 3 to the junction with the Lynn River
  • Bronte Creek - Town of Oakville, from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road West) to Lake Ontario
  • Credit River and tributaries - City of Mississauga, from the south side of Highway 403 bridge downstream to Lake Ontario
  • Don River and tributaries - City of Toronto, from Lake Ontario upstream to Eglinton Avenue
  • Fifteen Mile Creek - City of St. Catharines and Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Forty Mile Creek - Town of Grimsby, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Grindstone Creek - City of Burlington, from Highway 2 (Plains Road) to Hamilton Harbour of Lake Ontario (City of Hamilton in the Region of Halton)
  • Highland Creek - City of Toronto from the downstream edge of the Highway 2 (Kingston Road) bridge to Lake Ontario
  • Humber River - City of Toronto, between Eglinton Avenue and Lake Ontario
  • Nottawasaga River - from the Boyne River downstream (north) to Georgian Bay
  • Rouge River - City of Toronto, between Highway 2 (Kingston Road) and Lake Ontario
  • Sixteen Mile Creek (Oakville Creek) - Town of Oakville, from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road) to Lake Ontario
  • Sixteen Mile Creek - Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Spencer Creek - City of Hamilton, from Highway 102 (Cootes Drive) to Lake Ontario
  • Thames River - Elgin County and Middlesex County and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, main branch only
  • Trout Pond of Waterford Ponds - City of Nanticoke
  • Twelve Mile Creek (Zone 20) - City of St. Catharines, between Lakeport Road and Lake Ontario
  • Twenty Mile Creek - Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Young’s Creek (Ryerse Creek) - Woodhouse Township, from the downstream side of the Front Road bridge to Lake Erie at Port Ryerse

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Additional Fishing Opportunities

  • Bayfield River - Goderich and Stanley Townships, from Highway 4 to the downstream side of the Highway 21 bridge (Huron County)
  • Beaver River - Collingwood Township, from the Thornbury Dam to Georgian Bay (Grey County)
  • Big Creek - Walsingham Township, south of the Quance Dam to Regional Road 21 at Lynedoch
  • Big Otter Creek - Bayham Township (Elgin County)
  • Bighead River - St. Vincent Township (Grey County)
  • Bronte Creek - Town of Oakville from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road West) upstream to the south side of Highway 407
  • Credit River and tributaries - from the south side of Britannia Road in the City of Mississauga upstream to the south side of the Highway 407 Bridge in the City of Brampton
  • Don River and tributaries - upstream from Eglinton Avenue in the City of Toronto to the south side of Highway 407 in the Regional Municipality of York
  • Grand River - from a line across the Grand River in Paris at 100 m downstream of the Highway 2 (Dundas Street West) bridge to the edge of Lake Erie (see waterbody exceptions for catch and possession limits)
  • Hog Creek - Tay Township from the C.P.R. bridge (Lot 10, Concession 6) downstream (north) to Georgian Bay (Simcoe County)
  • Humber River and tributaries - upstream from Eglinton Avenue in the City of Toronto to the south side of the Highway 407 bridge in the Regional Municipality of York
  • Little Otter Creek - Bayham Township, East branch of Big Otter Creek
  • Little Sauble River - Bruce Township, from Highway 21 to Lake Huron (Bruce County)
  • Maitland River - Colborne, Goderich, Hullett, East and West Wawanosh and Turnberry Townships, between County Road 4 and the downstream side of the Highway 21 bridge (Huron County)
  • Nine Mile River (Lucknow River) - Ashfield and West Wawanosh Townships, between County Road 86 and Lake Huron
  • North Creek - Middleton Township, downstream of Highway 3
  • Rouge River - from Highway 2 (Kingston Road) in the City of Toronto upstream to the south side of Highway 407 in the Town of Markham
  • Sauble River - Amabel Township, from the lowest ledge of Sauble Falls 440 m downstream to a line drawn perpendicular to the river’s current
  • Saugeen River - Arran, Amabel, Brant, Elderslie and Saugeen Townships and in the Town of Walkerton and the Village of Paisley, between the southerly edge of the Municipality of Brockton Concession 2 SDR. bridge and the westerly edge of the concrete abutments downstream of Denny’s Dam
  • Sixteen Mile Creek (Oakville Creek) and tributaries - Town of Oakville from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road) upstream to the south side of Highway 407
  • Sturgeon River and tributaries - Tay and Oro-Medonte Townships (Simcoe County), including the mouth of the Sturgeon River at Georgian Bay
  • Young’s Creek - from the dam on Lot 23, Concession 3 to the downstream side of the Front Road bridge

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Coho Salmon

Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Additional Fishing Opportunities

  • Black Creek - City of Nanticoke, from Highway 3 to the junction with the Lynn River
  • Bronte Creek - Town of Oakville, from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road West) to Lake Ontario
  • Credit River and tributaries - City of Mississauga, from the south side of Highway 403 bridge downstream to Lake Ontario
  • Don River and tributaries - City of Toronto, from Lake Ontario upstream to Eglinton Avenue
  • Fifteen Mile Creek - City of St. Catharines and Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Forty Mile Creek - Town of Grimsby, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Grindstone Creek - City of Burlington, from Highway 2 (Plains Road) to Hamilton Harbour of Lake Ontario (City of Hamilton in the Region of Halton)
  • Highland Creek - City of Toronto from the downstream edge of the Highway 2 (Kingston Road) bridge to Lake Ontario
  • Humber River - City of Toronto, between Eglinton Avenue and Lake Ontario
  • Nottawasaga River - from the Boyne River downstream (north) to Georgian Bay
  • Rouge River - City of Toronto, between Highway 2 (Kingston Road) and Lake Ontario
  • Sixteen Mile Creek (Oakville Creek) - Town of Oakville, from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road) to Lake Ontario
  • Sixteen Mile Creek - Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Spencer Creek - City of Hamilton, from Highway 102 (Cootes Drive) to Lake Ontario
  • Thames River - Elgin County and Middlesex County and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, main branch only
  • Trout Pond of Waterford Ponds - City of Nanticoke
  • Twelve Mile Creek (Zone 20) - City of St. Catharines, between Lakeport Road and Lake Ontario
  • Twenty Mile Creek - Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Young’s Creek (Ryerse Creek) - Woodhouse Township, from the downstream side of the Front Road bridge to Lake Erie at Port Ryerse

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Additional Fishing Opportunities

  • Bayfield River - Goderich and Stanley Townships, from Highway 4 to the downstream side of the Highway 21 bridge (Huron County)
  • Beaver River - Collingwood Township, from the Thornbury Dam to Georgian Bay (Grey County)
  • Big Creek - Walsingham Township, south of the Quance Dam to Regional Road 21 at Lynedoch
  • Big Otter Creek - Bayham Township (Elgin County)
  • Bighead River - St. Vincent Township (Grey County)
  • Bronte Creek - Town of Oakville from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road West) upstream to the south side of Highway 407
  • Credit River and tributaries - from the south side of Britannia Road in the City of Mississauga upstream to the south side of the Highway 407 Bridge in the City of Brampton
  • Don River and tributaries - upstream from Eglinton Avenue in the City of Toronto to the south side of Highway 407 in the Regional Municipality of York
  • Grand River - from a line across the Grand River in Paris at 100 m downstream of the Highway 2 (Dundas Street West) bridge to the edge of Lake Erie (see waterbody exceptions for catch and possession limits)
  • Hog Creek - Tay Township from the C.P.R. bridge (Lot 10, Concession 6) downstream (north) to Georgian Bay (Simcoe County)
  • Humber River and tributaries - upstream from Eglinton Avenue in the City of Toronto to the south side of the Highway 407 bridge in the Regional Municipality of York
  • Little Otter Creek - Bayham Township, East branch of Big Otter Creek
  • Little Sauble River - Bruce Township, from Highway 21 to Lake Huron (Bruce County)
  • Maitland River - Colborne, Goderich, Hullett, East and West Wawanosh and Turnberry Townships, between County Road 4 and the downstream side of the Highway 21 bridge (Huron County)
  • Nine Mile River (Lucknow River) - Ashfield and West Wawanosh Townships, between County Road 86 and Lake Huron
  • North Creek - Middleton Township, downstream of Highway 3
  • Rouge River - from Highway 2 (Kingston Road) in the City of Toronto upstream to the south side of Highway 407 in the Town of Markham
  • Sauble River - Amabel Township, from the lowest ledge of Sauble Falls 440 m downstream to a line drawn perpendicular to the river’s current
  • Saugeen River - Arran, Amabel, Brant, Elderslie and Saugeen Townships and in the Town of Walkerton and the Village of Paisley, between the southerly edge of the Municipality of Brockton Concession 2 SDR. bridge and the westerly edge of the concrete abutments downstream of Denny’s Dam
  • Sixteen Mile Creek (Oakville Creek) and tributaries - Town of Oakville from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road) upstream to the south side of Highway 407
  • Sturgeon River and tributaries - Tay and Oro-Medonte Townships (Simcoe County), including the mouth of the Sturgeon River at Georgian Bay
  • Young’s Creek - from the dam on Lot 23, Concession 3 to the downstream side of the Front Road bridge

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Green Sunfish

Green Sunfish
Green Sunfish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
50
Conservation Limit
25

Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, and Orange-spotted Sunfish limits combined

Lake Sturgeon

Lake Sturgeon
Lake Sturgeon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Closed all year

Lake Trout

Lake Trout
Lake Trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
2
Conservation Limit
1

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Lake Whitefish

Lake Whitefish
Lake Whitefish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
12
Conservation Limit
6

Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
6
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all largemouth and smallmouth bass combined

Muskellunge

Muskellunge
Muskellunge
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
1
Conservation Limit
0

Must be greater than 91 cm ( 35 3/4" )

Northern Pike

Northern Pike
Northern Pike
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
6
Conservation Limit
2
Northern Pike
Northern Pike
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
6
Conservation Limit
2

Northern Sunfish

Northern Sunfish
Northern Sunfish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
50
Conservation Limit
25

Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, and Orange-spotted Sunfish limits combined

Orange-spotted Sunfish

Orange-spotted Sunfish
Orange-spotted Sunfish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
50
Conservation Limit
25

Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, and Orange-spotted Sunfish limits combined

Pink Salmon

Pink Salmon
Pink Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Pink Salmon
Pink Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Additional Fishing Opportunities

  • Black Creek - City of Nanticoke, from Highway 3 to the junction with the Lynn River
  • Bronte Creek - Town of Oakville, from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road West) to Lake Ontario
  • Credit River and tributaries - City of Mississauga, from the south side of Highway 403 bridge downstream to Lake Ontario
  • Don River and tributaries - City of Toronto, from Lake Ontario upstream to Eglinton Avenue
  • Fifteen Mile Creek - City of St. Catharines and Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Forty Mile Creek - Town of Grimsby, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Grindstone Creek - City of Burlington, from Highway 2 (Plains Road) to Hamilton Harbour of Lake Ontario (City of Hamilton in the Region of Halton)
  • Highland Creek - City of Toronto from the downstream edge of the Highway 2 (Kingston Road) bridge to Lake Ontario
  • Humber River - City of Toronto, between Eglinton Avenue and Lake Ontario
  • Nottawasaga River - from the Boyne River downstream (north) to Georgian Bay
  • Rouge River - City of Toronto, between Highway 2 (Kingston Road) and Lake Ontario
  • Sixteen Mile Creek (Oakville Creek) - Town of Oakville, from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road) to Lake Ontario
  • Sixteen Mile Creek - Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Spencer Creek - City of Hamilton, from Highway 102 (Cootes Drive) to Lake Ontario
  • Thames River - Elgin County and Middlesex County and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, main branch only
  • Trout Pond of Waterford Ponds - City of Nanticoke
  • Twelve Mile Creek (Zone 20) - City of St. Catharines, between Lakeport Road and Lake Ontario
  • Twenty Mile Creek - Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Young’s Creek (Ryerse Creek) - Woodhouse Township, from the downstream side of the Front Road bridge to Lake Erie at Port Ryerse

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Pink Salmon
Pink Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Additional Fishing Opportunities

  • Bayfield River - Goderich and Stanley Townships, from Highway 4 to the downstream side of the Highway 21 bridge (Huron County)
  • Beaver River - Collingwood Township, from the Thornbury Dam to Georgian Bay (Grey County)
  • Big Creek - Walsingham Township, south of the Quance Dam to Regional Road 21 at Lynedoch
  • Big Otter Creek - Bayham Township (Elgin County)
  • Bighead River - St. Vincent Township (Grey County)
  • Bronte Creek - Town of Oakville from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road West) upstream to the south side of Highway 407
  • Credit River and tributaries - from the south side of Britannia Road in the City of Mississauga upstream to the south side of the Highway 407 Bridge in the City of Brampton
  • Don River and tributaries - upstream from Eglinton Avenue in the City of Toronto to the south side of Highway 407 in the Regional Municipality of York
  • Grand River - from a line across the Grand River in Paris at 100 m downstream of the Highway 2 (Dundas Street West) bridge to the edge of Lake Erie (see waterbody exceptions for catch and possession limits)
  • Hog Creek - Tay Township from the C.P.R. bridge (Lot 10, Concession 6) downstream (north) to Georgian Bay (Simcoe County)
  • Humber River and tributaries - upstream from Eglinton Avenue in the City of Toronto to the south side of the Highway 407 bridge in the Regional Municipality of York
  • Little Otter Creek - Bayham Township, East branch of Big Otter Creek
  • Little Sauble River - Bruce Township, from Highway 21 to Lake Huron (Bruce County)
  • Maitland River - Colborne, Goderich, Hullett, East and West Wawanosh and Turnberry Townships, between County Road 4 and the downstream side of the Highway 21 bridge (Huron County)
  • Nine Mile River (Lucknow River) - Ashfield and West Wawanosh Townships, between County Road 86 and Lake Huron
  • North Creek - Middleton Township, downstream of Highway 3
  • Rouge River - from Highway 2 (Kingston Road) in the City of Toronto upstream to the south side of Highway 407 in the Town of Markham
  • Sauble River - Amabel Township, from the lowest ledge of Sauble Falls 440 m downstream to a line drawn perpendicular to the river’s current
  • Saugeen River - Arran, Amabel, Brant, Elderslie and Saugeen Townships and in the Town of Walkerton and the Village of Paisley, between the southerly edge of the Municipality of Brockton Concession 2 SDR. bridge and the westerly edge of the concrete abutments downstream of Denny’s Dam
  • Sixteen Mile Creek (Oakville Creek) and tributaries - Town of Oakville from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road) upstream to the south side of Highway 407
  • Sturgeon River and tributaries - Tay and Oro-Medonte Townships (Simcoe County), including the mouth of the Sturgeon River at Georgian Bay
  • Young’s Creek - from the dam on Lot 23, Concession 3 to the downstream side of the Front Road bridge

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Pumpkinseed

Pumpkinseed
Pumpkinseed
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
50
Conservation Limit
25

Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, and Orange-spotted Sunfish limits combined

Rainbow Trout

Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
2
Conservation Limit
1

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
2
Conservation Limit
1

Additional Fishing Opportunities

  • Black Creek - City of Nanticoke, from Highway 3 to the junction with the Lynn River
  • Bronte Creek - Town of Oakville, from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road West) to Lake Ontario
  • Credit River and tributaries - City of Mississauga, from the south side of Highway 403 bridge downstream to Lake Ontario
  • Don River and tributaries - City of Toronto, from Lake Ontario upstream to Eglinton Avenue
  • Fifteen Mile Creek - City of St. Catharines and Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Forty Mile Creek - Town of Grimsby, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Grindstone Creek - City of Burlington, from Highway 2 (Plains Road) to Hamilton Harbour of Lake Ontario (City of Hamilton in the Region of Halton)
  • Highland Creek - City of Toronto from the downstream edge of the Highway 2 (Kingston Road) bridge to Lake Ontario
  • Humber River - City of Toronto, between Eglinton Avenue and Lake Ontario
  • Nottawasaga River - from the Boyne River downstream (north) to Georgian Bay
  • Rouge River - City of Toronto, between Highway 2 (Kingston Road) and Lake Ontario
  • Sixteen Mile Creek (Oakville Creek) - Town of Oakville, from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road) to Lake Ontario
  • Sixteen Mile Creek - Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Spencer Creek - City of Hamilton, from Highway 102 (Cootes Drive) to Lake Ontario
  • Thames River - Elgin County and Middlesex County and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, main branch only
  • Trout Pond of Waterford Ponds - City of Nanticoke
  • Twelve Mile Creek (Zone 20) - City of St. Catharines, between Lakeport Road and Lake Ontario
  • Twenty Mile Creek - Town of Lincoln, between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario
  • Young’s Creek (Ryerse Creek) - Woodhouse Township, from the downstream side of the Front Road bridge to Lake Erie at Port Ryerse

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Additional fishing opportunities

  • Big Creek - Walsingham Township, downstream from Regional Road 21 to Long Point Bay of Lake Erie
  • North Thames River (main branch only) - Middlesex County

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
2
Conservation Limit
1

Additional Fishing Opportunities

  • Bayfield River - Goderich and Stanley Townships, from Highway 4 to the downstream side of the Highway 21 bridge (Huron County)
  • Beaver River - Collingwood Township, from the Thornbury Dam to Georgian Bay (Grey County)
  • Big Creek - Walsingham Township, south of the Quance Dam to Regional Road 21 at Lynedoch
  • Big Otter Creek - Bayham Township (Elgin County)
  • Bighead River - St. Vincent Township (Grey County)
  • Bronte Creek - Town of Oakville from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road West) upstream to the south side of Highway 407
  • Credit River and tributaries - from the south side of Britannia Road in the City of Mississauga upstream to the south side of the Highway 407 Bridge in the City of Brampton
  • Don River and tributaries - upstream from Eglinton Avenue in the City of Toronto to the south side of Highway 407 in the Regional Municipality of York
  • Grand River - from a line across the Grand River in Paris at 100 m downstream of the Highway 2 (Dundas Street West) bridge to the edge of Lake Erie (see waterbody exceptions for catch and possession limits)
  • Hog Creek - Tay Township from the C.P.R. bridge (Lot 10, Concession 6) downstream (north) to Georgian Bay (Simcoe County)
  • Humber River and tributaries - upstream from Eglinton Avenue in the City of Toronto to the south side of the Highway 407 bridge in the Regional Municipality of York
  • Little Otter Creek - Bayham Township, East branch of Big Otter Creek
  • Little Sauble River - Bruce Township, from Highway 21 to Lake Huron (Bruce County)
  • Maitland River - Colborne, Goderich, Hullett, East and West Wawanosh and Turnberry Townships, between County Road 4 and the downstream side of the Highway 21 bridge (Huron County)
  • Nine Mile River (Lucknow River) - Ashfield and West Wawanosh Townships, between County Road 86 and Lake Huron
  • North Creek - Middleton Township, downstream of Highway 3
  • Rouge River - from Highway 2 (Kingston Road) in the City of Toronto upstream to the south side of Highway 407 in the Town of Markham
  • Sauble River - Amabel Township, from the lowest ledge of Sauble Falls 440 m downstream to a line drawn perpendicular to the river’s current
  • Saugeen River - Arran, Amabel, Brant, Elderslie and Saugeen Townships and in the Town of Walkerton and the Village of Paisley, between the southerly edge of the Municipality of Brockton Concession 2 SDR. bridge and the westerly edge of the concrete abutments downstream of Denny’s Dam
  • Sixteen Mile Creek (Oakville Creek) and tributaries - Town of Oakville from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road) upstream to the south side of Highway 407
  • Sturgeon River and tributaries - Tay and Oro-Medonte Townships (Simcoe County), including the mouth of the Sturgeon River at Georgian Bay
  • Young’s Creek - from the dam on Lot 23, Concession 3 to the downstream side of the Front Road bridge

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Sauger

Sauger
Sauger
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
4
Conservation Limit
2

Not more than 1 greater than 46 cm ( 18" )

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

Sauger
Sauger
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
4
Conservation Limit
2

Not more than 1 greater than 46 cm ( 18" )

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

Smallmouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
6
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all largemouth and smallmouth bass combined

Splake

Splake
Splake
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Walleye

Walleye
Walleye
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
4
Conservation Limit
2

Not more than 1 greater than 46 cm ( 18" )

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

Walleye
Walleye
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
4
Conservation Limit
2

Not more than 1 greater than 46 cm ( 18" )

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

Walleye
Walleye
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
6
Conservation Limit
2

Additional Fishing Opportunities

no size limits

  • Chenail Ecarte - from the mouth of the Chenail Ecarte at Lake St. Clair to the mouth of the Sydenham River
  • Sydenham River - from the mouth of the Sydenham River at the Chenail Ecarte to the downstream side of the St. George Street Bridge in the Town of Dresden
  • Thames River - from the mouth of the Thames River at Lake St. Clair to the downstream side of the Keil Street Bridge in the Municipality of Chatham

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

White Crappie

White Crappie
White Crappie
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
30
Conservation Limit
10

Total daily catch and possession limit for white and black crappie combined.

Yellow Perch

Yellow Perch
Yellow Perch
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
50
Conservation Limit
25