Regulations

Zone 16 fishing regulations

Official Zone 16 regulations ↗

Seasons & catch limits

Atlantic Salmon 4th Sat. in Apr. to Sept 30 Sport: 0 · Conservation: 0 (aggregate trout & salmon limit)

Brook Trout 4th Sat. in Apr. - Sept. 30 Sport: 5 · Conservation: 2 (aggregate trout & salmon limit)

Brown Trout 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 Jan. 1 - Sept. 30 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: 6 · Conservation: 2

Muskellunge 1st Sat. in June - Dec. 15 Sport: 1, must be greater than 91 cm (36 in.) · Conservation: 0

Northern Pike Jan. 1 - Mar. 31 & 2nd Sat. in May - Dec. 31 Sport: 6 · Conservation: 2

Pacific Salmon 4th Sat. in Apr. - Sept. 30 Sport: 5 · Conservation: 2 (aggregate trout & salmon limit)

Rainbow Trout 4th Sat. in Apr. - Sept. 30 Sport: 2 · Conservation: 1 (aggregate trout & salmon limit)

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

Sunfish Open all year Sport: 50 · Conservation: 25

Walleye and Sauger or any combination Jan. 1 - Mar. 15 & 2nd Sat. in May - Dec. 31 Sport: 4, not more than 1 greater than 46 cm (18.1 in.) · Conservation: 2, not more than 1 greater than 46 cm (18.1 in.)

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 64 fish sanctuaries in this zone

Orchard Creek (Centreville Creek) and tributaries in St. Vincent Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 4th Sat. in Apr. - May 31
Park Head Creek in Amabel Twp., from the confluence of Park Head Creek with the Sauble River upstream to Bruce County Road 10. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 4th Sat. in Apr. - May 31
Pefferlaw Brook in the Town of Georgina, from Hwy. 48 upstream to the dam in the village of Pefferlaw. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
Pottawatomi River and Maxwell Creek - City of Owen Sound and Derby Twp., from the 4th Avenue West Bridge upstream to the base of the escarpment. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 4th Sat. in Apr. - May 31 & Sept. 1 - Sept. 30
Pretty River and tributaries - Town of Collingwood and Nottawasaga Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Sangs Creek and tributaries – Arran Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 4th Sat. in Apr. - May 31
Saugeen River – Amabel and Saugeen Twps., Denny’s Dam to the concrete abutments downstream. Fish sanctuary - closed to night fishing from Oct. 1 - Oct. 31 (one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise)
Saugeen River - Brant Twp. in the County of Bruce, from the dam face of the Maple Hill Dam to a point 300m downstream and including the hydro-electric power channel. Fish sanctuary - closed all year
Severn River between Coopers Falls Road bridge, downstream to a line extending southerly across the river from the westerly limit of Lot 17, Conc. A, Morrison Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
Silver Creek and tributaries - Town of Collingwood, Collingwood and Nottawasaga Twps. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - May 31 & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Stoney Creek - Walsingham Twp., south of Hwy. 3 to Big Creek. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr.
Sturgeon River and tributaries - Tay and Oro-Medonte Twps., upstream (south) from the lamprey barrier. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr.
Sydenham River - City of Owen Sound, from the Mill Dam to a point 177 m (581 ft.) downstream. Fish sanctuary - closed all year
Sydenham River-Artificial Spawning Channels Nos. 1 and 2 - Derby Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year
Sydenham River-Artificial Spawning Channels Nos. 1 and 2 - Derby Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year
Sydenham River and tributaries, in the City of Owen Sound and Derby Twp., from the base of Inglis Falls downstream to a line drawn due east from the north end of the bridge known locally as either Chinese or Rainbow Bridge to the permanent steel post marker affixed to the shore of the Sydenham River in Harrison Park. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Sept. 1 - Sept. 30
Sydenham River - City of Owen Sound and Derby Twp., from Inglis Falls to Mill Dam, excluding Artificial Spawning Channels Nos. 1 and 2. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 4th Sat. in Apr. - May 31
Talbot River and tributaries excluding the Trent Canal system - Thorah and Mara Townships, the area between the eastern side of Highway 12 upstream to the dam in Lot 6, Concession 11 Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
Telfer Creek (Bothwell’s Creek) - Sydenham Twp (Grey County). Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 4th Sat. in Apr. - May 31
Thames River - between the dam at Gordon Pittock Reservoir and the bridge at Hwy. 59. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 15 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
Willow Creek - St. Edmunds Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 4th Sat. in Apr. - May 31
Young’s Creek (Ryerse Creek) - Woodhouse Twp. and the City of Nanticoke, between the dam on Lot 23, Conc. III in the former Twp. of Charlotteville and the downstream side of the bridge on the Lakeshore Road at Port Ryerse. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr.
Lafontaine Creek and its tributaries in the geographical Township of Tiny, County of Simcoe at (44°43’15.167”N, 80°01’48.461”W) Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr.
Bayfield River on upstream side of Hwy. 21 bridge in Huron County. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr.
Bayfield River Tributaries - Huron County. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Beatty Saugeen River and tributaries - Normanby, Bentinck Twps. and that part of Egremont Twp. from Hwy. 6 upstream to the dams at Orchard Park. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 4th Sat. in Apr. - May 31
Beaver River - Thorah Twp., from the CNR railway bridge in the town of Beaverton upstream to Hwy. 12/48. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
Big Creek - Walsingham Twp., south of the Quance Dam to Regional Road 21 at Lynedoch. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr.
Big Creek in the Twp. of Walsingham lying southerly of the dam in the Hamlet of Teeterville to the Quance Dam in the Town of Delhi. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Bighead River Tributaries - Sydenham, St. Vincent and Holland Twps. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 4th Sat. in Apr. - May 31
Boyne River - Tosorontio Twp., from the dam in Earl Rowe Provincial Park downstream (east) to the park boundary. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Bradleys Creek - Yarmouth Twp., from the Elgin County Road 35 dam to Catfish Creek. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr.
Bronte Creek - City of Burlington and Flamborough Twp., from the C.P.R. track in the Village of Progreston downstream to the south side of Hwy. 407, including part of Limestone Creek upstream to Steeles Avenue in the Town of Milton. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Colpoy’s Creek - Albemarle Twp., from the upper bridge on County Road 9 downstream to the mouth. Fish sanctuary - closed all year
Credit River and tributaries - from the south side of the Britannia Road bridge in the village of Streetsville, upstream to the south side of the Old Baseline Road bridge, town of Caledon, Regional Municipalities of Peel and Halton, excluding Levi's Creek (43°37'N., 79°44'W.) and Fletchers Creek (43°37'N., 79°43'W.). Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr.
Credit River and tributaries - from the south side of the Hwy. 403 bridge, City of Mississauga, upstream to the south side of the Britannia Road bridge in the village of Streetsville. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. & Aug. 15 - Dec. 31
Credit River and tributaries - from the south side of the Old Baseline Road bridge, Town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, upstream to Hwy. 9. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Fisher’s Creek - Walsingham Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Galt Creek (Mill Creek) - upstream from the boundary of North Dumfries and Puslinch Twps., including Aberfoyle Creek. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Gleason Brook - Keppel Twp., from the bridge on County Road 26 to the mouth. Fish sanctuary - closed all year
Grand River - from the Penman Dam downstream to the William Street Bridge in the former town of Paris (City of Brant County). Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Oct. 1 - Nov. 30
Grand River - between the former Town of Paris (City of Brant) and Brantford from a line across the Grand River in Paris at 100 m downstream of the Highway 2 (Dundas Street West) bridge downstream to the pedestrian and service bridge that crosses the Grand River on an angle upstream (west) of the Brant Conservation Area in the City of Brantford Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr.
Whitemans Creek (Horner Creek) and tributaries, from the East Quarter Town Line Road downstream to the edge of the Grand River. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Grindstone Creek - Flamborough Twp. and City of Burlington, from Waterdown Road to Hwy. 2 (Plains Road). Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Gully Creek and tributaries - Goderich Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Humber River and tributaries - upstream of Hwy. 407, Regional Municipalities of York and Peel and Counties of Dufferin and Simcoe. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Indian Brook and tributaries - Collingwood Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 4th Sat. in Apr. - May 31
Indian River - Sarawak Twp., from Georgian Bay to Indian Falls. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 4th Sat. in Apr. - May 31
Judges Creek - Eastnor Twp. from the first falls above County Road 9 to Georgian Bay. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 4th Sat. in Apr. - May 31
Keefer’s Creek - between the waters edge of Owen Sound and Slattery Mills Falls - Sydenham Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 4th Sat. in Apr. - May 31
Little Sauble River and tributaries - Bruce Twp., all waters upstream of a line drawn across the river at a point 180 m (590 ft.) upstream from the foot bridge in Inverhuron Provincial Park. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 4th Sat. in Apr. - May 31
Maitland River - Colborne and Goderich Twps., extending 550 m (1804 ft.) downstream from Falls Reserve Waterfall to the first natural waterfall. Fish sanctuary - closed to night fishing from Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 (one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise)
Maitland River - Huron County, from the downstream side of the bridge on Highway 21 to the upstream side of the bridge on County Road 4 Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr.
Maitland River tributaries - Huron County, from the downstream side of the bridge on Highway 21 to the upstream side of the bridge on County Road 4. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Meux Creek in Neustadt Village - Normanby Twp., from dam face to South Saugeen River. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 4th Sat. in Apr. - May 31
Mill Creek and tributaries - Euphrasia and Collingwood Twps., downstream of Mitchell’s Falls to the Euphrasia/Collingwood Townline. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 4th Sat. in Apr. - May 31
Naftel’s Creek and tributaries - Huron County. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Nine Mile River - From the Port Albert fishway to 100m (328 ft) upstream - Ashfield Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr.
Nine Mile River tributaries - Huron County, Hwy. 86 downstream to Lake Huron. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Nine Mile River - 100 m (328 ft.) above Port Albert Fishway - Ashfield Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 4th Sat. in Apr. - May 15 & Sept. 1 - Nov. 30
Normandale Creek (Potters Creek) - Walsingham Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
North Creek - Walsingham Twp., south of Hwy. 3. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr.
Nottawasaga River - Essa Twp., waters lying within Lot 1, Conc. V, from Hwy. 89 above Nicholson Dam downstream to near the confluence of the Boyne River. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May & Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Big Otter Creek - Town of Tillsonburg, from Black's Dam to the north side of the bridge at Oxford Street. Fish Sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 - Fri. before the 4th Sat. in Apr.