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Zone 12 fishing regulations

Official Zone 12 regulations ↗

Seasons & catch limits

Atlantic Salmon Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. - Sept. 30 Sport: 1 · Conservation: 0 (aggregate trout & salmon limit)
Brook Trout Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. - Sept. 30 Sport: 5 · Conservation: 2 (aggregate trout & salmon limit)
Brown Trout Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. - Sept. 30 Sport: 5 · Conservation: 2 (aggregate trout & salmon limit)
Channel Catfish Open all year Sport: 12 · Conservation: 6
Crappie Open all year Sport: 30 · Conservation: 10
Lake Trout Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. - Sept. 30 Sport: 2; must be greater than 45 cm · Conservation: 1; must be greater than 45 cm (aggregate trout & salmon limit)
Lake Whitefish Open all year Sport: 12 · Conservation: 6
Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass or any combination Fri. before 4th Sat. in June - Nov. 30 Sport: 6 · Conservation: 2
Muskellunge Fri. before 3rd Sat. in June - Dec. 15 Sport: 1, must be greater than 137 cm (54 in.) · Conservation: 0
Northern Pike Jan. 1 - Mar. 31 & Fri. before 3rd Sat. in May - Dec. 31 Sport: 6 · Conservation: 2
Rainbow Trout Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. - Sept. 30 Sport: 5 · Conservation: 2 (aggregate trout & salmon limit)
Splake Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. - Sept. 30 Sport: 2; must be greater than 45 cm · Conservation: 1; must be greater than 45 cm (aggregate trout & salmon limit)
Sunfish Open all year Sport: No limit
Walleye and Sauger or any combination Jan. 1 - Mar. 31 & Fri. before 3rd Sat. in May - Dec. 31 Sport: 5, must be less than 40 cm (15.7 in.) from Mar. 1 - June 15 · Conservation: 2, must be less than 40 cm (15.7 in.) from Mar. 1 - June 15
Yellow Perch Open all year Sport: 50 · Conservation: 25

Bait, gear & possession rules

No zone-specific bait/gear rules on file for this zone — consult the official summary linked below.

Fish sanctuaries

Show 4 fish sanctuaries in this zone
  • Lac des Chats (Ottawa River), Madawaska River and Mississippi River - including waters of the Madawaska River downstream from the Arnprior Generating Station, Ottawa River from Dochart Creek to the lighthouse (45°27’03”N., 76°21’02”W.) and then east following the inter-provincial boundary to the south end of the CNR bridge at Lavergne Point - West Carleton Twp., and the Mississippi River downstream from the Generating Station at the town of Galetta. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Thurs. before the 3rd Sat. in May
  • Lake Timiskaming (Ottawa River), Sutton Bay - Harris Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 15 - June 15
  • Lac la Cave (Ottawa River) - from the Lake Timiskaming dam downstream to a line drawn due east from the southernmost point of land at the mouth of Fournier Creek in Poitras Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Apr. 1 - June 15
  • Ottawa River - between the Québec Carillon Power House and Pointe Fortune. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Apr. 1 - Thurs. before the 2nd Fri. in May

Zone boundaries and season dates come from Ontario's official Fishing Regulations Summary (linked above) — this page is a convenience index, not a legal document. Open the map to see exactly which lakes fall in this zone.