Regulations

Zone 14 fishing regulations

Official Zone 14 regulations ↗

Seasons & catch limits

Atlantic Salmon Open all year Sport: 1 · Conservation: 0 (aggregate trout & salmon limit)

Brown Trout Open all year 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 Herring (Cisco) Open all year Sport: 25 · Conservation: 12

Lake Trout Jan. 1 - Sept. 30 & Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 Sport: 2 · Conservation: 1 (aggregate trout & salmon limit)

Lake Whitefish Open all year Sport: 12 · Conservation: 6

Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass or any combination 4th Sat. in June - Nov. 30 Sport: 3 · Conservation: 1

Muskellunge 3rd Sat. in June - Dec. 15 Sport: 1, must be greater than 137 cm (54 in.) · Conservation: 0

Northern Pike Jan. 1 - Mar. 1 & May 1 - Dec. 31 Sport: 2 in one day · Conservation: 1 in one day

Pacific Salmon Open all year Sport: 5 · Conservation: 2 (aggregate trout & salmon limit)

Rainbow Trout Open all year Sport: 2 · Conservation: 1 (aggregate trout & salmon limit)

Sunfish Open all year Sport: 50 · Conservation: 25

Walleye and Sauger or any combination Jan. 1 - Mar. 1 & May 1 - Dec. 31 Sport: 2 in one day · Conservation: 1 in one day

Yellow Perch Open all year Sport: 25 in one day · Conservation: 12 in one day

Bait, gear & possession rules

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

Fish sanctuaries

Show 9 fish sanctuaries in this zone

Blackstone River and Harbour - Archipelago Twp., Lot 37, Conc. V. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Apr. 1 - Fri. before the 3rd Sat. in May
Georgian Bay - waters locally known as the Dawson Rock-Grand Bank Area in the Territorial District of Manitoulin bounded by lines starting at 45°35’N., 81°10’W., then northward to 45°45’N., 81°10’W., then westward to 45°45’N., 81°25’W., then southward to 45°35’N., 81°25’W., then eastward to the place of beginning. Fish sanctuary - closed all year
Iroquois Bay of the North Channel of Lake Huron. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Apr. 30
Moon River - Freeman Twp., Lots 33, 34, 35, 36 in Concs. VIII, IX and X. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Apr. 1 - Fri. before the 3rd Sat. in May
North River from Laughlin Falls downstream to Coldwater River, Matchedash. Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Apr. 1 - Fri. before the 3rd Sat. in May
Seguin River - Town of Parry Sound. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Apr. 1 - Fri. before the 3rd Sat. in May
Shawanaga River - west of C.P.R. right-of-way - Shawanaga Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Apr. 1 - Fri. before the 3rd Sat. in May
Sucker Creek - Harrison Twp., from Hwy. 69 downstream to a point 250 m (820 ft.) west of the C.P.R. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Apr. 1 - Fri. before the 3rd Sat. in May
Tug Channel and unnamed channel - between Little Lake and Georgian Bay - Tay and Georgian Bay Twps. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Apr. 1 - Fri. before the 3rd Sat. in May