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Zone 18 fishing regulations

Official Zone 18 regulations ↗

Seasons & catch limits

Brook Trout Open all year Sport: 5 · Conservation: 2 (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 Trout 4th Sat. in May - Sept. 8 Sport: 2 · Conservation: 1 (aggregate trout & salmon limit)
Lake Whitefish Open all year Sport: 12 · Conservation: 6
Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass or any combination 3rd Sat. in June - Dec. 15 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 Open all year Sport: 5 · Conservation: 2 (aggregate trout & salmon limit)
Rainbow Trout Open all year Sport: 5 · Conservation: 2 (aggregate trout & salmon limit)
Splake Open all year Sport: 5 · Conservation: 2 (aggregate trout & salmon limit)
Sunfish Open all year Sport: 300, only 30 may be greater than 18 cm (7.1 in.) · Conservation: 15
Walleye and Sauger or any combination Jan. 1 - Mar. 1 & 2nd Sat. in May - Dec. 31 Sport: 4, must be between 40 - 50 cm (15.7 – 19.7 in.) · Conservation: 2, must be between 40 - 50 cm (15.7 – 19.7 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 25 fish sanctuaries in this zone
  • Big Rideau Lake (The Bog and Long Island) - Bastard and Burgess Twps. Fish sanctuary - closed all year
  • Big Rideau Lake (The Bog and Long Island) - Bastard and Burgess Twps. Fish sanctuary - closed all year
  • Christie Lake in Lot 3, Conc. III Bathurst Twp. and the Tay River from Christie Lake downstream to the bridge at Lot 7, Conc. II Bathurst Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
  • Crotch Lake and Mississippi River - Palmerston Twp.; from Sidedam Rapids to north shore of Skull Island including McLean’s Bay. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
  • Dalhousie Lake and Mississippi River within a 300 m (984 ft.) radius of the bridge of the Twp. road crossing the Mississippi River where it enters Dalhousie Lake - Dalhousie Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
  • Hoople Creek - Osnabruck Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
  • Indian River and Clayton Lake within a 300 m (984 ft.) radius of the Command Bridge crossing the Indian River where it enters Clayton Lake in Lanark Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
  • Lingham Lake - Grimsthorpe Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 – Fri. before 3rd Saturday in June
  • Mississippi River – Drummond Twp., from 240.8 m (790 ft.) west of Main St., Innisville to Mississippi Lake. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
  • Mississippi River – Drummond Twp., from 240.8 m (790 ft.) west of Main St., Innisville to Mississippi Lake. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
  • Mississippi River - Pakenham Twp., between the falls in the Town of Almonte and upstream side of bridge on Lanark County Road 20. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
  • Newboro Lake (Old Iron Mine Bay) - North Crosby and South Crosby Twps. Fish sanctuary - closed all year
  • Newboro Lake (The Bog) - South Crosby Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year
  • Opinicon Lake (Darlings Bay) - Storrington Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year
  • Opinicon Lake (Murphy Bay) - South Crosby Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year
  • Raisin River - those portions of the river in the village of Martintown and Lot 43, Conc. I, north side of Raisin River in Charlottenburgh Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
  • Sand Lake - N. Crosby Twp., that part lying in Lots 15 and 16 in Conc. IX and Lot 15 in Conc. VIII, and the waters of the river flowing between Wolfe Lake and Sand Lake. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Jan. 1 – Fri. before 3rd Saturday in June & Dec. 16 - Dec. 31
  • Sand Lake (Freeman’s Bay) - South Crosby Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year
  • South Nation River - Cambridge Twp., Coupal’s dam in Casselman downstream to the westerly limit of Lot 11, Conc. V. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
  • South Nation River - Finch Twp., Hamlet of Crysler. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
  • South Nation River - North Plantagenet Twp., between north side of Conc. IV and a point 30.5 m (100 ft.) upstream of C.P.R. Train Bridge located south of Station Street. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
  • South Nation River - Winchester Twp., Village of Chesterville. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May
  • Westport Pond - North Crosby Twp. Fish Sanctuary - closed all year
  • White Lake - Olden Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year
  • Whitefish Lake (Jones Falls Bay) - South Crosby Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year

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.