Last Updated: December 31, 2023
  • Rainbow Smelt may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait.
  • The following waterbodies, or portions of them, have different regulations that are listed in the Waterbody exceptions: Dinorwic Lake (including Minnehaha Lake, Rock Lake and Turtlepond Lake), Dryberry Lake, Eagle Lake, Experimental Lakes Area, Kakagi Lake, Lake of the Woods, Quetico Provincial Park, Rainy Lake, Rainy River, Seine River System, Shoal Lake, Wabigoon River (including Butler Lake, Larson Lake, Mile Lake, Olsen Lake, Paulson Lake and Trap Lake) and Winnipeg River System.
  • The following species are not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year: Atlantic Salmon, Channel Catfish and Pacific Salmon.
  • FMZ 5 is part of the Northwest Bait Management Zone (BMZ). Baitfish or leeches, whether live or dead, may not be transported into or out of a BMZ

General Information – for non-Canadian resident anglers in FMZ 5

  • Conservation Fishing Licence limits must be followed when camping on Crown land in portions of Zone 5 (that is, within shaded area on map).
  • The Zone-wide daily catch and retain limits and possession limits for walleye and sauger combined and lake trout is different for non-Canadian residents than for Ontario and Canadian residents.
  • Non-Canadian residents shall not possess more fish on board the vessel they are angling from than the applicable daily limit for that species.

Zone-wide Seasons and Limits

  • Not in Season
  • Open in Limited Locations
  • Open Season
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Atlantic Salmon

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

Not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year

Black Crappie

Black Crappie
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
10
Conservation Limit
5

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

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
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
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
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year

Chinook Salmon

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

Not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year

Coho Salmon

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

Not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year

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
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Closed all year.

Lake Trout

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

Non-Canadian residents only

Possession limit: S-2, not more than 1 greater than 56 cm ( 22" ) from September 1 to September 30, and C-1, no size limit

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

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

Ontario and Canadian residents only

Not more than 1 greater than 56 cm ( 22" ) from September 1 to September 30

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

Lake Trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing
Season: closed all year
  • Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research Lakes:
  • Lake 20 (49°07’46”N., 92°08’19”W.)
  • Lake 26 (49°07’23”N., 92°08’40”W.)
  • Lake 39 (49°05’42”N., 92°09’56”W.)
  • Lake 42 (49°05’05”N., 92°09’36”W.)
  • Contact Atikokan District Office for more information
  • Seahorse Lake (49°06’03”N., 93°18’03”W.)

Lake Whitefish

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

Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
4
Conservation Limit
2
  • must be less than 35 cm ( 13 3/4" ) from January 1 to June 30

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

Muskellunge

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

must be greater than 102 cm ( 40 1/8" )

Muskellunge
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
1
Conservation Limit
0

must be greater than 122 cm ( 48" )

  • Burditt Lake (48°57’13”N., 93°46’43”W.) - Senn Township
  • Despair Lake (48°52’31”N., 93°39’34”W.)
  • Esox Lake (49°06’02”N., 93°15’54”W.)
  • Feather Lake (Quill Lake) - Pipestone Chain (49°00’23”N., 93°42’27”W.)
  • Footprint Lake (48°54’01”N., 93°36’30”W.)
  • Lower Manitou Lake (49°15’15”N., 92°59’19”W.)
  • Manomin Lake (48°52’00”N., 93°43’13”W.) - Fleming Township
  • Meggisi Lake (49°17’04”N., 92°34’55”W.)
  • Pipestone Lake - Pipestone Chain (49°04’60”N., 93°33’00”W.)
  • Schistose Lake (49°09’17”N., 93°36’18”W.)
  • Slender Lake (49°01’60”N., 93°41’56”W.)
  • Weld Lake (49°01’39”N., 93°40’17”W.)

must be greater than 137 cm ( 54" ) 

  • Rowan Lake (49°19’00”N., 93°33’00”W.)

Northern Pike

Northern Pike
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
4
Conservation Limit
2

none greater than 75 cm ( 29 1/2" )

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
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
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year

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

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

Limits: Non-Canadian residents

  • Daily catch and retain limit: S-2 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 46 cm
  • Possession limit: S-4 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 46 cm

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

 

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

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

Limits: Non-Canadian residents

  • Daily catch and retain limit: S-2 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 46 cm
  • Possession limit: S-4 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 46 cm

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

Smallmouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
4
Conservation Limit
2
  • must be less than 35 cm ( 13 3/4" ) from January 1 to June 30

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

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

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

Limits: Non-Canadian residents

  • Daily catch and retain limit: S-2 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 46 cm
  • Possession limit: S-4 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 46 cm

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

 

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

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

Limits: Non-Canadian residents

  • Daily catch and retain limit: S-2 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 46 cm
  • Possession limit: S-4 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 46 cm

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

White Crappie

White Crappie
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
10
Conservation Limit
5

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

Yellow Perch

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