Zone 18
Last Updated: December 31, 2024
  • FMZ 18 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
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Atlantic Salmon

Atlantic Salmon
Atlantic Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Closed all year

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
300
Conservation Limit
15

Sport limit: only 30 may be greater than 18 cm ( 7" )

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

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

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

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

Green Sunfish

Green Sunfish
Green Sunfish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
300
Conservation Limit
15

Sport limit: only 30 may be greater than 18 cm ( 7" )

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

Additional fishing opportunities

  • Ashden Lake (Ashby White Lake) (45°08′59″N., 77°22′00″W.) - Ashby Township
  • Big Ohlmann (45°03′18″N., 77°00′23″W.) - Miller Township
  • Camp Lake (45°04′54″N., 76°57′39″W.) - Miller Township
  • Freen Lake (44°45′25″N., 77°44′53″W.) - Lake Township
  • Grimsthorpe Lake (44°52′29″N., 77°23′29″W.) - Effingham Township
  • Hungry Lake (44°48′23″N., 76°53′18″W.) - Central Frontenac Township
  • Little Green Lake (44°57′37″N., 76°53′06″W.) - Clarendon Township
  • Long Mallory Lake (44°59′59″N., 77°09′48″W.) - Abinger Township
  • Long Schooner Lake (45°06′15″N., 76°58′41″W.) - Miller Township
  • Loughborough Lake (44°27′00″N., 76°25′00″W.) - Pittsburgh Township
  • Mackie Lake (45°04′38″N., 76°59′18″W.) - Miller Township
  • Potspoon Lake (44°36′13″N., 76°34′56″W.) - Bedford Township
  • Redhorse Lake (44°32′21″N., 76°05′02″W.) - Lansdowne Township
  • Reid Lake (45°04′15″N., 76°55′59″W.) - Miller Township
  • Round Schooner Lake (45°07′12″N., 76°59′14″W.) - Miller Township
  • Shabomeka Lake (44°53′33″N., 77°08′10″W.) - Barrie Township
  • Silver Lake (44°49′48″N., 76°35′46″W.) - Oso Township
  • Simpson Lake (45°09′24″N., 77°24′13″W.) - Ashby Township
  • Trout Lake (45°08′58″N., 77°26′08″W.) - Ashby Township

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" )

Must be greater than 102 cm ( 40 1/8" ) in the following:

  • Moira Lake (44°29′14″N., 77°27′13″W.) - Huntingdon Township
  • Moira River - from the first dam above Lake Ontario (City of Belleville) upstream to Highway 7
  • Stoco Lake (44°28′15″N., 77°17′29″W.)

Must be greater than 112 cm ( 44" ) in Rideau River

 

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
300
Conservation Limit
15

Sport limit: only 30 may be greater than 18 cm ( 7" )

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
300
Conservation Limit
15

Sport limit: only 30 may be greater than 18 cm ( 7" )

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

Pumpkinseed

Pumpkinseed
Pumpkinseed
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
300
Conservation Limit
15

Sport limit: only 30 may be greater than 18 cm ( 7" )

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
5
Conservation Limit
2

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

Must be between 40 - 50 cm ( 15 3/4" - 19 3/4")

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

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

Must be between 40 - 50 cm ( 15 3/4" - 19 3/4")

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

Must be between 40 - 50 cm ( 15 3/4" - 19 3/4")

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

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

Must be between 40 - 50 cm ( 15 3/4" - 19 3/4")

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