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There is not much that south-eastern Ontario does not

offer for recreational fishing. Whether you are a seasoned fly caster, a vacationing family or a casual weekend spin-caster, there is such an abundance of lakes, rivers and streams, and so many different fish species, that a general guide like this one will come in handy.Most lakes in this region con-tain largemouth and smallmouth bass, as well as rock bass, which can be fun for the kids to go af-ter with a hook and worm.

Lake trout, northern pike, whitefish, carp, perch, crappie and pan fish abound. There is trophy fishing for pike, bass, walleye and musky. Entire re-gions rely on the recreational sport fishery as an economic base. The Bay of Quinte is consid-ered the Walleye Capital of Canada, and the walleye fishing here attracts thousands of visi-tors every year.Also, Southern Ontario is one of the top destinations in the world for muskellunge.Anglers must possess an Out-doors Card and a valid fishing licence tag. These two d o c u -

ments together represent your licence to fish. Anglers also have the choice between a sport licence or a conservation li-cence, which is used by catch-and-release anglers.Spread the joy of fishing by taking advantage of Ontario Family Fishing Weekend, a li-cence-free weekend held every February and July to encourage participation. When it comes to the sheer power of the fighting fish and allure of the fishery, little com-pares with the bass fisheries.

Ice fishing is popular sport in southern Ontario between Janu-ary and March. You can use two

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Birch LaKE

Scenic Birch Lake is set on the southern arm of the Ca-

nadian Shield, north of Kings-ton. Frontenac Provincial Park is a semi-wilderness park that encompasses dozens of lakes, Birch Lake being one of the larger ones on its western flank.While Birch Lake is known to give up good-sized lake trout, nowadays the lake is fished

more for smallmouth bass, black crappie and northern pike. The lake contains an abun-dance of weedbeds, reefs and river mouths. Artificial lures, including plugs, spoons and jigs, are sufficient to catch the limit.Take a look through Ashley Rae’s blog, She Loves To Fish. Rae shares her expert tips and advice for many dif-ferent types of fishing in vari-ous conditions, and she will help you increase your catch rate! See SheLovesToFish.com for more.Aggregate trout limits apply in Zone 18. For information on provincial fishing regulations, visit ontario.ca/fishing. Ice fishers should bear in mind that power augers, chainsaws, generators, ATVs and snow-mobiles are not permitted in the park.

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Birch Lake is located 12 km northeast of Verona on

Highway 38, 35 km north of Kingston. From Verona, take Highway 38 north, then take the first right turn and follow the main road for 13 km past Desert Lake. Turn left at the intersection and proceed for another 1.6 km to a small bridge and a b o a t -launch.

Surface Area• 196 Hectares

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Maximum Depth• 40 metres (131 feet)

Elevation (ASL)• 134 metres (440 feet)

Survey Date• July 1971

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Bobs Lake is part of the the Tay and Rideau watersheds, both

tributaries of the Ottawa and St. Lawrence.

A large lake with more than 120 islands and 740 km of shoreline, Bobs features granite outcrop-pings and extensive marshlands. This combination makes it great for fishing for large and small-mouth bass, lake trout, walleye, pike, black crappie, rock bass, bluegills and perch.

Although lake trout were almost decimated 50 years ago, re-stocking efforts in the form of fish-rearing ponds have brought them back.

Troll the deeper waters and shoals early in the sea-son for the best chances of landing a lake trout. Fish the shallow weed beds of the bays, Mud and Mill, to hook into a feisty smallmouth bass or pike. For walleye, concentrate more on shoals and submerged humps, or along rocky shorelines.

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Bobs Lake is located 80 km north of Kingston and west

of Westport. From Westport, drive northwest on Highway 36 until

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Please note there are four other Bobs Lakes in southern Ontario, not to mention three Bob’s lakes. It is easy to confuse them so make sure you know your route before heading out.

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canoE LaKE

Canoe Lake offers good fish-ing for lake trout as well as

for largemouth and smallmouth bass, pike and perch.

Posting a report on The An-gler’s Atlas in 2013, online user Chris writes, “Canoe Lake is another beautiful Frontenac County lake, and is directly connected (although divided by roadways) to two other lakes to the south, Desert Lake and Eel Lake.

“Canoe has two personalities, the south end is deep and rocky, with nearly no shoreline but steep cliffs dropping straight down into deep water. As you travel north, the lake shallows until it becomes shallow and muddy/weedy at some points. At the very northern tip, the lake is less than 10 feet deep and even shallower when the dam at the south is let out in the fall.

“Water clarity is incredible, with visibility over 10 metres, which can make fish wary of the angler and their presentation.

“The lake trout fishery is good here with a healthy population of naturally reproducing trout in all age classes.”

The shallower bays

of the lake can offer up large-mouth bass and pike, while smallmouth bass can be enticed to take a spinner along the rocky shoreline.

LAKE ACCESS

Canoe Lake is located 12 km southwest of Westport in

Fisheries Management Zone 18. Take Westport Rd. (Highway 12) until it intersects with Ca-noe Lake Rd.

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conStancE LaKE

Only a half-hour drive

northwest of the na-tion’s capital, Constance Lake is a circular, single-basin lake, prime for warm-water spe-cies such as largemouth bass, black crappie, catfish, carp and yellow perch, as well as pan fish such as pumpkinseed and brown bullheads. Known historically as a pike lake, the pike are still abun-dant, but on the small side, averaging 2 lbs. Today, an-glers tend to focus on black crappie due to their relative abundance.

Because of the lake’s shallow depth — av-eraging three metres — Constance Lake is

often the first lake in the area to freeze

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i n g it a big draw for ice fishing.“Fishing can be slow, but great potential for large-mouth and crappy,” online user Bass-hunter 247 reports on iFish Ontario. Try surface baits to hook into some bass action.

The Ottawa Region Walleye League holds an annual kids ice fishing derby on the lake in mid-February.

LAKE ACCESS

Constance Lake is only a 30-minute drive north-

west of Ottawa and can be reached by heading west on Highways 17 and 49, followed by Highway 9.

A private boat launch can be used for a

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Maximum Depth• 3.4 metres (11 feet)


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crotch LaKE

Unspoiled pine forest, rocky points, sheltered

bays and beautiful islands set in clear, blue waters make for a classic Canadian Shield ex-perience at Crotch Lake.This is a good l a k e for walleye, plus there are 5-kg small-mouth bass, large-mouth bass, yellow perch a n d walleye i n

Crotch Lake, though fishing effort does not nec-essarily translate into catch due to lots of fishing pressure. During warmer months, fish-ing slows right down, making ice fishing seem steadier and more productive. Live bait is more effective than using only lures.

LAKE ACCESS

One of the largest and most accessible lakes in North

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Southern access is provided by Ardoch Road.

There is a lodge and a boat launch at the north end of the lake, or you can access the wa-

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DESErt LaKE

Desert Lake, located east of the town of Godfrey in Frontenac County, is among the deepest lakes in the area and has a natural population of lake trout.

Posting a report on The Angler’s Atlas, online user Chris writes, “Desert Lake is one of the larg-est and deepest lakes in the area. I marked spots well over 300 ft. deep and there are said to be deeper holes still.”

“Desert Lake is a popular lake for lake trout and is busy all season long. In the spring, trout are shal-lower and can be taken long-lin-ing or still-fishing the shallower areas.”

“During the summer, trout go much deeper and can be taken deepwater trolling along the narrows and off points dropping out into deep water, or by finding deep shoals and an-choring and fishing with dead-bait.”

“Excellent populations of large-mouth bass [are found] in the many weedier/shallower areas of the lake, as well as northern pike. Bass in the 5- to 6-lb. range are common.”

“Large boulders and rock piles rise surprisingly fast out of deep-water, so caution must be taken, especially off points near the top of the narrows.”

Desert Lake is located in Ontario Fisheries Management Zone 18.

Anglers can also catch yellow perch, cisco and black crappie in Desert Lake.

LAKE ACCESS

Take Highway 401 to Kingston, then High-way 38 north to Verona. Turn right on Desert Lake Road just after

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Survey Date• June 1975


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Pretty Gananoque Lake offers good fishing for northern pike

as well as smallmouth and large-mouth bass.

Gananoque Lake was formed when the Gananoque River was dammed. The river is a tributary of the St. Lawrence River.

Though it is not a natural body of water, the 30-km long, narrow lake provides plenty of habitat well-suited for a variety of fish species, including perch, blue-gill and black crappie. The lake’s shallow bays in its southern end are good spots. Cast into the weed beds for largemouth bass and pike.

Posting on The Angler’s Atlas, online user Eris2krat writes, “the back bay area, which runs between 5 and 19 feet [deep], usually produces a lot of pike in

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range.”

“This year, we caught some

of the smallest pike I have ever

seen in the area. We moved to deeper wa-ter, across from the lodges, and were still

catching small pike. The largest pike caught

was exactly 28 inches.

“We were also catch-ing and releasing a lot of out-of-season large-mouth bass in the 3-plus

pound range. Smallies were being caught in 20 feet

of water.

“The high temperatures caused a lot of early spawning and the

bass are venturing out while the pike have taken to the depths.

“Run y o u r i n l i n e s p i n - n e r s , r a t t l i n g clacking traps, and wild eye swim baits deep. There was a lot of action regard-less of the species. I went 7 for 10 (fish per casts) on one drift past the crank.”

The nearby town of Gananoque, on the St. Lawrence River, was voted Ontario’s Ultimate Fishing Town a couple of years ago, and with good reason: excellent fish-ing in the lake and surrounding streams.

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Gananoque Lake is approximate-ly 16 km north of the town of Gananoque, which is a three-hour drive from Toronto, two hours from Ottawa and about three hours from Montreal.





GouLD LaKE

Gould Lake, the deep, spring-fed headwa-

ters of the Millhaven Creek system on the Canadian Shield, contains wall-eye and pike in good numbers, but lake trout in lesser num-bers due to fish-ing pressure. The lake trout sea-son lasts from late May to early S e p -tem-

ber. Gould Lake

also offers large and smallmouth

bass, bluegill, pump-kinseed, brown bullhead, black crappie and perch. Look for submerged logs along the shore, or shal-low, weedy bays to hook into some bass action.Be sure to check the regu-lations before heading out. Gould Lake is part of Fish-eries Management Zone 18.

LAKE ACCESS

Gould Lake is located along

County Road 19 (Bedford Road), north of Kings-

ton in Fronte-nac County, and five km northwest of

Sydenham. The lake is en-

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Survey Date• 1971


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Kashawakamak Lake gets a thumbs up for its ex-

cellent walleye and small-mouth bass fishing. The fishing reaches its best in mid-June and mid-October.A widening of the Missis-sippi River, the 15-km long, narrow lake contains a vari-ety of fish species, including largemouth bass, pike, rock bass, pumpkinseed, and yel-low perch. Its islands and shallow bays provide good habitat for pike and largemouth bass. Small-mouth in the range of 2-5 lbs. are common too. Try fishing the weed beds us-

ing a jighead.

Kashawakamak is comprised of distinct

sections: The north-eastern and northwestern sections are shallower and do not stratify (water

temperatures during the sum-mer are similar from surface to bottom). On the other hand, in the southern part of the lake where it is much deeper, tem-peratures can vary by 31F (18C).

LAKE ACCESS

Located in North Fron-tenac Township east of

Cloyne and southeast of Bon Echo Provincial Park, start by taking Q.E. Way in order to reach Kashawakamak Lake. Turn onto Highway

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then again onto the 401 East. Con-

tinue on this highway until reaching Napanee. Then turn north on Highway 41. The lake is part of the Missis-sippi River canoe route, with portage access to neighbour-ing Marble, Mississagagon and Mazinaw lakes.

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Mazinaw Lake, located along the upper reaches

of the Mississippi River in Bon Echo Provincial Park, is one of the deepest inland lakes in On-tario, a popular destination for lake trout, walleye, bass, musky, white-fish and pike.

One of the best spots to fish for lake trout is offshore from Mazi-naw Rock, where the water is about 300 ft. deep. The lake’s name is an Algonquin word describing the pictographs along this rock.

Here is a report from Mazinaw posted online by Angler’s Atlas user adleach11: “(Mazinaw) is an oligotropic lake, so there are plenty of exposed rock outcrops and boulder fields, as well as hard or rocky bottoms.

“The lake is not busy during shoul-der season and usually has little boat traffic, with the exception of the peak periods during summer. Boat traffic will affect fish activity.

“Target lake trout [in Mazinaw] during the spring in shallow wa-ter or troll in deeper water. A downrigger or weighted fishing line are best for trolling. Flat-line trolling is fine when fish are active in shallow areas.

“The l a k e has two sections, upper and lower. Lower Mazinaw is shallower.

“Most of the fishing action is close to shore in 10-50 ft. of water. Look for stucture or for suspended fish actively feeding on baitfish.

The area on both sides of the narrows entering lower Mazinaw receives the most fishing pressure. Walleye, pike and smallmouth bass are taken here.”

Mazinaw is part of Fisheries Management Zone 18.

L A K E ACCESS

Located in the town-

ships of North Frontenac and

Addington highlands in the Land O’ Lakes Region,

Mazinaw is about a three-hour drive from Toronto.

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MiSSiSSippi LaKE

A relatively warm and shal-low lake in the County of

Lanark, Mississippi Lake is fished primarily for its abundant walleye.

That said, its fertile waters also contain northern pike, small-mouth bass and largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, pumpkin-seed, brown bullhead and chan-nel catfish.

The lake is a widening of the Mississippi River — be mindful of the current and the shallow-ness— and a tributary of the Ot-tawa River where the two rivers join at Arnprior.

These characteristics make it a great spot for warm water spe-cies. The mud-bottomed bays are good for fishing early in the season.

If walleye are the order of the day, the Innisville area is good early in the season. Tie on a bucktail jig and fish around the weed beds or along the rocky shoals.

Early spring is also a good time to fish for bluegills. Mini crank-baits are recommended. Bass fishing can be hot in midsum-mer, with bass ranging up to 5 lbs. and averaging 1-2 lbs.

The municipal park also offers parking, picnic ar-eas, washrooms and a play-ground. This is a good spot for casting for bass, pike, crappie, bluegill and sunfish. Try spin-ners or live bait with a float.

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Mississippi Lake is popular partly because it is only

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The Napanee River en-ters Lake Ontario’s Bay

of Quinte, running one block south of the downtown core of Napanee and through to the town of Verona. The river has a well-deserved reputation among anglers, partly because it offers so much variety, but also because it features a nice waterfront for shore casting. In spring, this is a productive river for walleye as well as for bass, pike, perch, crappie and pumpkinseed. In September, a large run of chinook salmon enters the river. Part of the river is designated as a fish sanctuary while wall-eye spawn in April and May, so check the regulations.

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opinicon LaKE

Opinicon Lake is 40 ki-lometres north-east of

Kingston and is part of the Rideau canal system. There are many species of fish in this lake, but largemouth bass is a favorite among anglers. Primary habitat to seek out are areas with low hanging trees along the shoreline, especially undercut banks. Also try fish-ing the weed beds and anchor-ing along shoals. There are many great fishing holes in the lake, and two fa-vorite areas are around Eight Acre Island and Deadlock Bay.The fishing season for large-mouth bass opens the last Saturday in June and runs until October. T h e

best time to go after this spe-cies is July and August, not-ing that evening (especially at dusk) is especially productive.A few top water lures to try at Opinicon lake are Hula Pop-pers and Crazy Crawlers. An-other popular lure is the ‘Rebel Pop-R,’ which works well over weed beds and shoals.The lake also offers excellent fly fishing.


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paLMErSton LaKE


A crystal-clear, spring-fed lake of about 5 km in

length, Palmerston offers ex-cellent fishing for smallmouth bass, as well as lake trout and pan fish.Also referred to locally as Trout Lake, Palmerston used to have an excellent lake trout fishery but the fishing has dropped off over the years. A slot size was introduced to help conserve and

r e v i v e the fishery. The Ministry of Natural Re-sources stocks the lake with lake trout and closes the fishing in winter, which has boosted the population in re-cent years.

Lake herring, yellow perch and rock bass are also caught. For smallmouth bass, try cast-ing a Rapala from shore. Palmerston Lake Bass Der-by, a catch-and-release event, is held every year in late June.

The lake is part of Fish-eries Management

Z o n e 18.

Take a look at The Angler’s Atlas webpage for Palmerston Lake. Members can post map markers for hotspots, warn-ings and boat launches. While you are there, sign up for noti-fications when new informa-tion is added for your favou-rite lakes. See anglersatlas.com/lake/186144.

LAKE ACCESS

Palmerston is situated adja-cent to the Lanark High-

lands in North Frontenac, n e a r the village of

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a two-hour drive

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Also known as Big Rideau Lake, this is the largest

and deepest lake of the Rideau Canal waterway and it can be a great spot for smallmouth and largemouth bass as well as lake trout, walleye and large northern pike.Pike and walleye season begin on the first weekend in May. The bass anglers start showing up in late June. There is good bass and pike fishing in Hogg Bay or adjoin-ing Loon Lake. Bigger large-mouth bass are caught around Stonehouse Island. Black crappie and sunfish are plenti-ful in Big Rideau Lake.Lake trout are sustained by yearly stocking, but they can be difficult to catch on the waterway. In warmer months, keep an eye out for bait balls on the surface, a big draw for lakers. Troll to a depth range of 60-100 ft. Catch-and-re-

lease is encouraged with lake trout due to the fishing pres-sure and the number of years required for these fish to ma-ture.Wayne Bennett of Bennett’s Bait and Tackle, posted this ice-fishing tip at anglersat-las.com: “[A] number of ice huts have arrived in Beveridge Bay out to Stonehouse Island. Crappie, perch and pike are being caught in 15-20 feet of water. Try different depths as the fish are moving around a lot.”“Fished 4.5 hours yesterday, caught 5 largies and a giant pike,” online user Chico re-ported on iFish Ontario in October 2012.“Steep shoreline, tall weeds, many species,” wrote Siguz, another iFish Ontario user, in January 2015. “Good chance for largemouth.”

LAKE ACCESS

Big Rideau is 72 km south-west of Ottawa between

the towns of Portland and Rideau Ferry. From Ottawa, take Highway 417 west for ap-proximately 30 km until it in-tersects with Highway 7 near Stittsville-Basswood. Take the southwest exit.Follow Highway 7 for another 30 km until arriving at Car-leton Place. From there, turn south onto Highway 15 for an-other 50 km and pass through Smith Falls. Continue along Highway 15 until the road intersects with County Road 38 on the west (right). Follow County Road 38 to the north end of Big Rideau Lake. There are a half-dozen boat launches around the lake.

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The Rideau River takes its name from a “cur-

tain of water,” the waterfall where it drains into the Ot-tawa River in the nation’s capital.“The Rideau’s got bass, pike, pickerel and musky,” says Mark Nicholas, hunt-ing and fish pro shop super-visor at Canadian Tire in Kempville. “Your best bait is pretty much spinners and plastic.”

The river has a sandy bottom with very few rocky struc-tures along a stretch known as Long Reach, from Bur-ritt’s Rapids to Manotick, he said. This sec-tion is the l o n g e s t stretch of the river that does not have a lock on it. Nicholas says

he’s caught smallmouth bass up to 4 lbs. along that stretch.Then there are the muskie: “Oh ya, there are some trophy muskie in that Long Reach sec-tion.” His brother-in-law reeled in a 54-inch-er. Use a larger spinner, plastic because the river is very weedy.Extending from the Rideau Lakes and flow-ing north to Ottawa, the Rideau contains large-mouth and smallmouth

bass, walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, blue-gills, black crappie, channel catfish and brown bullhead.

There are so many species in the river that anglers going after bass and pike often wind up

catching pan fish. If you are fishing for wall-eye, try a jig tipped with some bait, close into the weed beds.The section where Rideau River Provincial Park is located is one of the better spots for muskie. Another well known mus-kellunge spot is Bronson Bridge, where there is a resident population of 30-pounders.Posting on nationalpros-taff.com, Ashley Rae writes of great fishing for

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Sharbot Lake, a spring-fed lake 120 km west of Ot-

tawa, has great fishing for smallmouth and largemouth bass, lake trout, northern pike, walleye and pan fish.Yellow perch, bluegill and sun-fish are also caught.

The lake was carved by glacial erosion into two distinct sec-tions, east and west, connected by a navigable channel. Sharbot features roughly 100 islands that offer habitat condi-tions favoured by smallmouth bass.

The eastern section reaches depths of 32 metres (105 ft.), but the lake’s average depth is just five metres (16 ft.) The east section is where you will find lake trout, particularly as the weather warms, along with the sort of wetlands that

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SiLvEr LaKE

A long, narrow basin carved out by glaciers, Silver

Lake is a good family fishing lake, the picturesque provin-cial park getaway. While the lake has fair to de-cent pike, bass and pan fish, the “silver” lining of Silver Lake is its lake trout fishery. Nine kilometres in length, the lake has a maximum depth of 24 metres (80 ft.) and an average depth of 10 metres (34 ft.) This is deep enough to support a year-round, put-and-take fishery for lake trout, but with enough

shallow areas to keep the bass happy. For trout, troll a larger spoon or willow leaf as deep as you can.Look for smallmouth bass or pike along the rocky and sandy shorelines. Use spinner-baits, Husky Jerks or Blue Fox spinners. There are also largemouth bass and yellow perch in

Silver Lake. Silver Lake is part

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Stoco LaKE

Stoco Lake is known as a popular fishing destination

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Stoco Lake lies along the Moria River, which flows

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Fishing the st Lawrence river

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All water flowing from the Great Lakes passes through the St.

Lawrence River, making it one of the largest river systems in the country. Throughout this river there are more than 20 species of sport fish to target. The river begins at Kingston, where Lake Ontario begins to nar-row around Wolfe Island and starts its journey to the Atlantic Ocean. Fishing around Wolfe Island can be very productive, having strong walleye and bass fisheries. Pike and Muskellunge can also found here, especially among the weed beds.Moving downstream, you will pass the town of Gananoque, an area referred to as the “Thousand Is-lands”. As the name implies, this is prime fishing habitat with count-less shoals and ledges for the fish to call home. Just past Gananoque you reach Ivy Lea Campground — the first park of the St. Lawrence Parks Commission — and a great place to camp when fishing the 1000 Is-lands.

Further downstream, the river narrows and the current picks up speed approaching Brockville.Between Brockville and Cornwall there are four more campgrounds operated by the St. Lawrence Parks Commission, along with Crysler Park Marina. Of particular note is Hoople Creek Basin, located beside Long Sault Parkway. This is considered to be one of the most productive walleye fisheries in eastern Canada.Past Cornwall, the river flows to-wards Montreal, where there is one more campground called Glen-garry. This campground “boasts” some of the best carp and bass fishing around.

Typically fishing is strongest be-tween June and September.

For those targeting Muskellunge, you may want to extend that season into October and even November, when the Muskie

come up to the shallower depths as the water cools. It is not uncommon to catch northern pike over 10 pounds, and bass over five pounds in the St. Lawrence.There are several charter opera-tions that operate on the St. Law-rence. Several are based in Ga-nanoque and Brockville, and will teach you their trade secrets on how to fish these waters. Remember that the St. Lawrence River shares a border with the Unit-ed States. Use navigation charts if you are planning to get close to it.

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Glengarry Campground & Beach Less than an hour west of Montreal, Some 183 campsites are situated among a towering stand of old growth pine. The region is an angler’s paradise, boasting some of the best bass and carp fishing anywhere, in fact, in July of 2010 the largest bass in North America was caught just offshore.

Long Sault Parkway A series of eleven islands sweep in an arc through the St. Lawrence River like a necklace of green jewels. It is home to three unique campgrounds with over 600 campsites (Mille Roches, Woodlands and McLaren) where you can get away from it all in the heart of the river. It also boasts the largest public beach on the St. Lawrence corridor (Mille Roches), winding bike paths, pristine nature trails, boat launches, picnic parks, diving and remarkable fishing. In fact, Hoople Creek Basin is one of the largest natural Pickerel fish hatcheries and fishing areas in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. Mille Roches Campground & Beach Spread over two islands, the camp-grounds of Mille Roches offer seclusion and tranquility set amidst a forest canopy of mature trees. Of 219 campsites, Mille

Roches has the largest number of water-front sites among the Parks of the St. Lawrence, with 64 sites along its wooded shores.

Woodlands Campground & Beach Thirty 50 Amp RV sites were recently added along the campground’s eastern shoreline along with two beach front cab-ins. Woodlands Beach and Picnic area, located on the river side of the island, is the ideal location for large scale com-munity events, so why not consider this serene park and beach setting for your next church group, sports team or club get together. There is room for groups from twenty to two thousand. McLaren Campground McLaren Campground recently under-went a major renaissance with 113 of its 206 campsites being upgraded to full RV capability with 32 new 50 amp sites and five cabins named in honour of the Lost Villages. We have also introduced several new pull-through sites for quick set-ups and easy get-aways.

Farran Park Campground & Beach Located on a peninsula that juts out into the St. Lawrence River near Ingleside, this campground features 204 campsites on gently sloping terrain. Farran Beach is

a wide arching sandbank with a southern exposure that is perfect for sunbathing. Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary Campground Turn your camping experience into a learning adventure at one of North America’s only campgrounds located in the heart of a bird sanctuary. The nature reserve features 69 campsites and five group campgrounds, a Visitor Interpretive Centre with displays and themed merchandise, 8 kilometres of selfguided hiking trails and, of course, abundant wildlife with over 150 different bird species. The Sanctuary’s Morrison Island offers some of the best carp fish-ing in the world with anglers coming in on chartered excursions from around the globe.

Riverside-Cedar Campground The Parks of the St. Lawrence’s larg-est campground offers 301 campsites and five cabins on the shores of the St. Lawrence River near Upper Canada Village and Crysler Farm Battlefield. The cabins are nestled around a picturesque little inlet that also offers recreational opportunities like canoeing and fishing. The St. Lawrence Seaway is right in front of the campgrounds with ships passing so close you can almost touch them.

Ivy Lea Campground & Brown’s Bay Beach150 campsites and four cabins set amid the granite and greenery of the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve (one of only 15 in Canada). Just down the Thousand Islands Parkway you will find six waterfront campsites at Brown’s Bay Beach with an imposing view of Singer Castle in the distance. Nearby attrac-tions include Fort Henry, Boldt Castle, several boat tour operators and the picturesque Village of Rockport. Ivy Lea is located on the 1000 Islands Parkway which is one of the most beautiful sce-nic drives in North America.

Crysler Park Marina Crysler Park Marina is the area’s premier marina on the St. Lawrence River at Marker 72 – a perfect stopover or long term stay between Quebec and the 1000 Islands Region – ranked as one of the most beautiful marinas along the St. Lawrence River! Services include tran-sient and seasonal slips (boats up to 120 feet), fuel dock, licensed patio with pub food (weekends), a well-stocked retail store, secure vehicle and trailer parking, an exclusive private beach, hydraulic lift, winter storage and shrink wrapping. Ask about our slip/golf specials. www.cryslerparkmarina.com


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Fishing the st Lawrence river


All water flowing from the Great Lakes passes through the St.

Lawrence River, making it one of the largest river systems in the country. Throughout this river there are more than 20 species of sport fish to target. The river begins at Kingston, where Lake Ontario begins to nar-row around Wolfe Island and starts its journey to the Atlantic Ocean. Fishing around Wolfe Island can be very productive, having strong walleye and bass fisheries. Pike and Muskellunge can also found here, especially among the weed beds.Moving downstream, you will pass the town of Gananoque, an area referred to as the “Thousand Is-lands”. As the name implies, this is prime fishing habitat with count-less shoals and ledges for the fish to call home. Just past Gananoque you reach Ivy Lea Campground — the first park of the St. Lawrence Parks Commission — and a great place to camp when fishing the 1000 Is-lands.

Further downstream, the river narrows and the current picks up speed approaching Brockville.Between Brockville and Cornwall there are four more campgrounds operated by the St. Lawrence Parks Commission, along with Crysler Park Marina. Of particular note is Hoople Creek Basin, located beside Long Sault Parkway. This is considered to be one of the most productive walleye fisheries in eastern Canada.Past Cornwall, the river flows to-wards Montreal, where there is one more campground called Glen-garry. This campground “boasts” some of the best carp and bass fishing around.

Typically fishing is strongest be-tween June and September.

For those targeting Muskellunge, you may want to extend that season into October and even November, when the Muskie

come up to the shallower depths as the water cools. It is not uncommon to catch northern pike over 10 pounds, and bass over five pounds in the St. Lawrence.There are several charter opera-tions that operate on the St. Law-rence. Several are based in Ga-nanoque and Brockville, and will teach you their trade secrets on how to fish these waters. Remember that the St. Lawrence River shares a border with the Unit-ed States. Use navigation charts if you are planning to get close to it.




Glengarry Campground & Beach Less than an hour west of Montreal, Some 183 campsites are situated among a towering stand of old growth pine. The region is an angler’s paradise, boasting some of the best bass and carp fishing anywhere, in fact, in July of 2010 the largest bass in North America was caught just offshore.

Long Sault Parkway A series of eleven islands sweep in an arc through the St. Lawrence River like a necklace of green jewels. It is home to three unique campgrounds with over 600 campsites (Mille Roches, Woodlands and McLaren) where you can get away from it all in the heart of the river. It also boasts the largest public beach on the St. Lawrence corridor (Mille Roches), winding bike paths, pristine nature trails, boat launches, picnic parks, diving and remarkable fishing. In fact, Hoople Creek Basin is one of the largest natural Pickerel fish hatcheries and fishing areas in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. Mille Roches Campground & Beach Spread over two islands, the camp-grounds of Mille Roches offer seclusion and tranquility set amidst a forest canopy of mature trees. Of 219 campsites, Mille

Roches has the largest number of water-front sites among the Parks of the St. Lawrence, with 64 sites along its wooded shores.

Woodlands Campground & Beach Thirty 50 Amp RV sites were recently added along the campground’s eastern shoreline along with two beach front cab-ins. Woodlands Beach and Picnic area, located on the river side of the island, is the ideal location for large scale com-munity events, so why not consider this serene park and beach setting for your next church group, sports team or club get together. There is room for groups from twenty to two thousand. McLaren Campground McLaren Campground recently under-went a major renaissance with 113 of its 206 campsites being upgraded to full RV capability with 32 new 50 amp sites and five cabins named in honour of the Lost Villages. We have also introduced several new pull-through sites for quick set-ups and easy get-aways.

Farran Park Campground & Beach Located on a peninsula that juts out into the St. Lawrence River near Ingleside, this campground features 204 campsites on gently sloping terrain. Farran Beach is

a wide arching sandbank with a southern exposure that is perfect for sunbathing. Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary Campground Turn your camping experience into a learning adventure at one of North America’s only campgrounds located in the heart of a bird sanctuary. The nature reserve features 69 campsites and five group campgrounds, a Visitor Interpretive Centre with displays and themed merchandise, 8 kilometres of selfguided hiking trails and, of course, abundant wildlife with over 150 different bird species. The Sanctuary’s Morrison Island offers some of the best carp fish-ing in the world with anglers coming in on chartered excursions from around the globe.

Riverside-Cedar Campground The Parks of the St. Lawrence’s larg-est campground offers 301 campsites and five cabins on the shores of the St. Lawrence River near Upper Canada Village and Crysler Farm Battlefield. The cabins are nestled around a picturesque little inlet that also offers recreational opportunities like canoeing and fishing. The St. Lawrence Seaway is right in front of the campgrounds with ships passing so close you can almost touch them.

Ivy Lea Campground & Brown’s Bay Beach150 campsites and four cabins set amid the granite and greenery of the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve (one of only 15 in Canada). Just down the Thousand Islands Parkway you will find six waterfront campsites at Brown’s Bay Beach with an imposing view of Singer Castle in the distance. Nearby attrac-tions include Fort Henry, Boldt Castle, several boat tour operators and the picturesque Village of Rockport. Ivy Lea is located on the 1000 Islands Parkway which is one of the most beautiful sce-nic drives in North America.

Crysler Park Marina Crysler Park Marina is the area’s premier marina on the St. Lawrence River at Marker 72 – a perfect stopover or long term stay between Quebec and the 1000 Islands Region – ranked as one of the most beautiful marinas along the St. Lawrence River! Services include tran-sient and seasonal slips (boats up to 120 feet), fuel dock, licensed patio with pub food (weekends), a well-stocked retail store, secure vehicle and trailer parking, an exclusive private beach, hydraulic lift, winter storage and shrink wrapping. Ask about our slip/golf specials. www.cryslerparkmarina.com


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SyDEnhaM LaKE

Sydenham Lake features two distinct arms, a shallower

north arm and deeper south arm, giving it a structure that lends itself to a variety of sport fish species.

While fished more for its mid-sized northern pike, small-mouth bass, largemouth bass or the occasional walleye, the lake also contains black crap-pie, yellow perch, pumpkin-seed, bluegill, rock bass, lake herring, brown bullhead, yel-low bullhead, American eel and golden shiner.

For pike or largemouth bass, cast a large spinner into the weedy shoreline. This is a fairly reliable lake for pike.

The western section of the lake is deepest, reaching 120 ft. (37 metres). Try this section for smallmouth bass and larger pike.

The lake is part of Fish-eries Management Zone 18.

LAKE ACCESS

Sydenham Lake is located 24 km north of Kingston and

south of Frontenac Provincial Park in the County of Fronte-nac.

The park is a two-hour drive from Ottawa, or halfway be-tween Toronto and Montreal.

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Anglers report plenty of bass, black crappie and

northern pike in Thirty Island Lake, north of Kingston.

A post on iFish Ontario from online user Al Brown reads, “Great, clean lake. Lots of bass, crappie, pike and even some catfish.”

The pike average only 1-2 lbs., according to other reports. Pike and largemouth bass are found in the weedy areas along the shoreline.

Smallmouth bass are more like-ly to be caught off the shoreline and around rocky shoals found throughout the lake.

Other fish species include lake herring, yellow perch, pump-kinseed, rock bass, white suck-ers, burbot and minnows.

Thirty Island Lake is located within Fisheries Management Zone 18.

LAKE ACCESS

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uppEr riDEau LaKE

Separated from the larger, northern lobe of what was

once one lake by construc-tion of the Rideau Canal, pic-turesque Upper Rideau Lake marks the height of the water-shed.

The lake is known for its smallmouth and largemouth bass fishing, though lake trout, pike, yellow perch and walleye are also plentiful. Pan fish are also present, including crappie, pumpkinseed, bluegill and lots of rock bass.

This lake’s underwater struc-ture, featuring points, shoals and islands on the eastern end, are signs of good smallmouth fishing. For bass or pike, troll

along the main shoreline or around the islands. The pike are mostly small to medium-sized.

Efforts have been made to re-stock walleye but the popula-tion remains small. Ice fishing can be just as productive during the wintertime.

LAKE ACCESS

Upper Rideau Lake is locat-ed 60 km north of Kings-

ton in the Country of Leeds and Grenville. Follow Highway 15 north to Portland. The town of Westport lies at the northern end and New-boro lies at its

southern end.

The lake is also accessible through the canal system from Lower Rideau Lake or Rideau River. The lake connects to Newboro Lake via a lock on the south side and to Big Ride-au Lake via the lock at County Road 14 on the east side.


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wESLEMKoon LaKE


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Elevation (ASL)• 316 metres (1,038 feet)

Survey Date• 1973


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Weslemkoon Lake is one of Ontario’s top 10 bass fishing

destinations, a pretty lake with plen-ty of opportunities to see some ac-tion, whether by fishing from shore

or by boat.

Though there are many cottages on the

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sou the r ly lakes.

This clean, spring-fed lake also holds a genetically distinct natural population of lake trout.

Bass in the 3- to 5-lb. range are common in Weslemkoon. The season opens in mid-June. There are also ample pan fish, including perch, bluegill and cisco.

Try fishing the islands, inlets, sub-merged logs, deep holes, and rocky shoals, where fish like to find cover.

Bait such as crank bait in orange or green with a chartreuse belly, or crayfish, or worm and frog imita-tions cast into the weeds, seem to work well.

LAKE ACCESS

Weslemkoon Lake is located in the township of Adding-ton Highlands about 110 km

north of Belleville.

To get to the south end, drive 50 minutes south-

east of Bancroft, follow Highway 62 south

and turn left onto Weslemkoon Lake Road.

To reach the north end, follow Highway

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Ashby White L. Ashby Lake Trout 800

Big Mair L. North Canonto Splake 1400

Blakely L. Denbigh Rainbow Trout

600

Bon Echo Cr. Barrie Brook Trout 500

Brooks L. Abinger Splake 1100

Butternut L. South Canonto Brook Trout 800

Chouinard L. Ashby Rainbow Trout

500

Clearwater L. Bedford Brook Trout 250

Crag L. Miller and North Canonto

Brook Trout 1400

Cranberry L. South Canonto Brook Trout 900

Crankshaw L. Lyndoch and Denbigh

Brook Trout 2600

Cronk L. Loughborough Splake 2700

Crooked L. Clarendon Brook Trout 2000

Dog L. Storrington Splake 9300

Evelyn L. South Canonto Brook Trout 700

Feeny L. Effingham Brook Trout 800

Freen L. Lake Lake Trout 200

Graham L. Miller Brook Trout 500

Granite L. South Canonto Splake 2000

Greggs L. Denbigh Brook Trout 600

Grimsthorpe L. Grimsthorpe Lake Trout 1200

Hemlock L. Miller and South Canonto

Brook Trout 700

Hungry L. South Canonto Brook Trout 400

Kilbourne L. Abinger Rainbow Trout

900

Kilpecker Cr. Abinger Brook Trout 500

King L. Ashby Rainbow Trout

2300

Little Birch L. Denbigh Brook Trout 1200

Little Fox L. Ashby Brook Trout 300

Little Green L. Clarendon Rainbow Trout

450

Little Merrill L. Effingham Splake 2100

Long Mallory L. Abinger Lake Trout 200

Loughborough LT Storrington Lake Trout 15000

Mackie L. Miller Lake Trout 500

Mair L. South Canonto Rainbow Trout

3100


Marshall L. Denbigh Brook Trout 850

McCausland L. Barrie Splake 3000

Mistry L. Ashby Brook Trout 700

Mosque L. Miller and Cla-rendon

Rainbow Trout

7000

Moulton L. Bedford Brook Trout 490

Mousseau L. North Canonto Brook Trout 1100

Northeast L. Denbigh Brook Trout 350

Paddys L. Bedford Brook Trout 770

Parkhurst L. Ashby Brook Trout 750

Quackenbush L. Miller Rainbow Trout

650

Quinn L. South Canonto Brook Trout 1600

Raindrop L. South Canonto Brook Trout 850

Rettans L. Denbigh Brook Trout 400

Rockcliffe L. North Canonto Brook Trout 550

Rolufs L. Denbigh Brook Trout 2000

Rose L. Denbigh Brook Trout 300

Round Schooner L. Miller Lake Trout 2000

Ruby L. Ashby Brook Trout 1300

Shabomeka L. Barrie Lake Trout 2100

Shoepack L. Barrie Brook Trout 1700

Simpson L. Ashby Lake Trout 300

Small Clear L. Kennebac Rainbow Trout

2000

Snowshoe L. North Canonto Brook Trout 400

South Portage L. Miller Brook Trout 1350

South Quinn L. South Canonto Brook Trout 2250

Spring L. Miller Brook Trout 300

Spring L. Ashby Splake 4000

Straddlebug L. North Canonto Brook Trout 900

Sullivan L. North Canonto Brook Trout 1125

Tetsmine L. Bedford Brook Trout 1715

Toor L. Ashby Brook Trout 1050

Triple L. Matawatchan and Miller

Brook Trout 1650

Trout L. Ashby Lake Trout 1500

West Quinn L. South Canonto Brook Trout 1000

Wolfe L. South Canonto Rainbow Trout

2300

2014 StocKinG proGraM (zonE 18)

Regulations & Exceptions 2015 (Zone 18)South East Ontario Fishing 2015 Free maps at www.AnglersAtlas.comPage 33

ZONE 18 SEASONS AND CATCH LIMITSSPECIES OPEN SEASONS LIMITS

Walleye and Sauger or any combination

January 1 to March 1, and 2nd Saturday in May to December 31

S -4 (Must be between 40-50 cm)C -2 (Must be between 40-50 cm)

Largemouth and Smallemouth Bass or any combination

3rd Saturday in June to December 15

S -6C -2

Northern Pike January 1 to March 31 and 2nd Saturday in May to December 31

S -6C -2

Muskellunge 1st Saturday in June to December 15

S -1 (must be greater than 91 cm)C -0

Yellow Perch Open all year S -50C -25

Crappie Open all year S -30C -10

Sunfish Open all year S -300 (only 30 may be greater than 18 cm)C -15

Brook Trout Open all year S -5C -2

Brown Trout Open all year S -5C -2

Rainbow Trout Open all year S -5C -2

Lake Trout 4th Saturday in May to September 8

S -2C -1

Splake Open all year S -5C -2

Pacific Salmon Open all year S -5C -2

Atlantic Salmon Closed all year 0Lake Whitefish Open all year S -12

C -6Lake Sturgeon Closed all year 0Channel Catfish Open all year S -12

C -6

ONTARIO’S PROVINCIAL POSSESSION LIMITS

While the regulations for a specific Zone limit the number of fish an individual can catch and retain from that zone, provincial possession limits limit the total number of fish of a given species a person can have in their possession at a given time.

HAVE YOU SEEN AN AMERICAN EEL?

The Ministry of Natural Resources would like to know if you see or catch an American eel. This is an endan-gered species protected under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act. In recent decades, the American eel has declined in numbers due to a variety of factors, including over-fishing, migration barriers, hydro facili-ties, habitat loss, parasites, and pollution. The occurrence of eels has not been well docu-mented and you can help determine where they are currently. Please contact the Natural Resources Information Centre at 1-800-667-1940 to report this information.

NOTE:

• S refers to to limits under a Sport Fishing Licence Tag.• C refers to limits under a Conservation Fishing Licence Tag. • All size limits refer to total length, which measures from the tip of the mouth to the tip of the tail.• This section does not act as a subsitute for Ontario’s fishing regulations. Please be sure to read the Ontario Recreational Fishing Regulations prior to casting.

Walleye or Sauger or any combination: 6

Splake: 5

Largemouth Bass or Smallmouth Bass or any combination: 6

Pacific Salmon: 5

Northern Pike: 6 Atlantic Salmon: 1Muskellunge: 1 Lake Whitefish: 25Brook Trout: 5 Lake Sturgeon: 1Brown Trout: 5 Channel Catfish: 12Rainbow Trout: 5 Aurora Trout: 1Lake Trout: 3


Marshall L. Denbigh Brook Trout 850

McCausland L. Barrie Splake 3000

Mistry L. Ashby Brook Trout 700

Mosque L. Miller and Cla-rendon

Rainbow Trout

7000

Moulton L. Bedford Brook Trout 490

Mousseau L. North Canonto Brook Trout 1100

Northeast L. Denbigh Brook Trout 350

Paddys L. Bedford Brook Trout 770

Parkhurst L. Ashby Brook Trout 750

Quackenbush L. Miller Rainbow Trout

650

Quinn L. South Canonto Brook Trout 1600

Raindrop L. South Canonto Brook Trout 850

Rettans L. Denbigh Brook Trout 400

Rockcliffe L. North Canonto Brook Trout 550

Rolufs L. Denbigh Brook Trout 2000

Rose L. Denbigh Brook Trout 300

Round Schooner L. Miller Lake Trout 2000

Ruby L. Ashby Brook Trout 1300

Shabomeka L. Barrie Lake Trout 2100

Shoepack L. Barrie Brook Trout 1700

Simpson L. Ashby Lake Trout 300

Small Clear L. Kennebac Rainbow Trout

2000

Snowshoe L. North Canonto Brook Trout 400

South Portage L. Miller Brook Trout 1350

South Quinn L. South Canonto Brook Trout 2250

Spring L. Miller Brook Trout 300

Spring L. Ashby Splake 4000

Straddlebug L. North Canonto Brook Trout 900

Sullivan L. North Canonto Brook Trout 1125

Tetsmine L. Bedford Brook Trout 1715

Toor L. Ashby Brook Trout 1050

Triple L. Matawatchan and Miller

Brook Trout 1650

Trout L. Ashby Lake Trout 1500

West Quinn L. South Canonto Brook Trout 1000

Wolfe L. South Canonto Rainbow Trout

2300

South East Ontario Fishing 2015 Free maps at www.AnglersAtlas.com

Regulations & Exceptions 2015 (Zone 18)Page 34

Z18 Big Rideau Lake (The Bog and Long Island) - Bastard and Burgess Twps. Fish sanctuary - closed all year.

Z18 Christie Lake in Lot 3, Conc lll Bathurst Twp. and the Tay River from Christie Lake downstream to the bridge at Lot 7, Con ll Bathurst Twp.

Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May.

Z18 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.

Z18 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.


Z18 Hoople Creek - Osnabruck Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May.

Z18 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.


Z18 Lancaster and Charlottenburgh Twps. (South Glengarry Twp.) and the City of Cornwall (all waters).

Yellow perch open from Jan 1 - Mar. 31 &2ndSat.inMay-Dec.31.

Z18 Lingham Lake - Grimsthorpe Twp. Fish Sanctuary - no fishing fromJan. 1 – Friday before the 3rd Saturday in June & Dec. 16 - Dec. 31.

Z18 Mississippi River – Drummond Twp. from 240.8 m (790 ft.) west of Main St. Innisville, to Mississippi Lake.


Z18 Mississippi River - Pakenham Twp., between the falls in the Town of Almonte and upstream side of bridge on Lanark County Road 20.


Z18 Moira Lake. Muskellunge must be greater than 102 cm (40 in.).

Z18 Moira River - from the first dam above Lake Ontario (in the city of Belleville) upstream to Hwy 7.

Muskellunge must be greater than 102 cm (40 in.).

Z18 Newboro Lake (Old Iron Mine Bay) - North Crosby and South Crosby Twps. Fish sanctuary - closed all year.

Z18 Newboro Lake (The Bog) - South Crosby Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year.

Z18 Opinicon Lake (Darlings Bay) - Storrington Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year.

Z18 Opinicon Lake (Murphy Bay) - South Crosby Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year.

Z18 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.


Z18 Rideau River. Muskellunge must be greater than 112 cm (44 in.).

Z18 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 the 3rd Sat. in June & Dec. 16 - Dec. 31.

Z18 Sand Lake (Freeman’s Bay) - South Crosby Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year.

Z18 South Nation River - Cambridge Twp., Coupal’s dam in Casselman downstream to the westerly limit of Lot 11, Conc. V.


Z18 South Nation River - Finch Twp., Hamlet of Crysler. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May.

Z18 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. right-of-way.


Z18 South Nation River - Winchester Twp., Village of Chesterville. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May.

Z18 Stoco Lake (44°28’N., 77°17’W.). Muskellunge must be greater than 102 cm (40 in.).

Z18 Westport Pond - North Crosby Twp. Fish Sanctuary - closed all year

Z18 White Lake - Olden Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year.

Z18 Whitefish Lake (Jones Falls Bay) - South Crosby Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year.

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Z18 Big Rideau Lake (The Bog and Long Island) - Bastard and Burgess Twps. Fish sanctuary - closed all year.

Z18 Christie Lake in Lot 3, Conc lll Bathurst Twp. and the Tay River from Christie Lake downstream to the bridge at Lot 7, Con ll Bathurst Twp.


Z18 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.

Z18 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.


Z18 Hoople Creek - Osnabruck Twp. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May.

Z18 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.


Z18 Lancaster and Charlottenburgh Twps. (South Glengarry Twp.) and the City of Cornwall (all waters).

Yellow perch open from Jan 1 - Mar. 31 &2ndSat.inMay-Dec.31.

Z18 Lingham Lake - Grimsthorpe Twp. Fish Sanctuary - no fishing fromJan. 1 – Friday before the 3rd Saturday in June & Dec. 16 - Dec. 31.

Z18 Mississippi River – Drummond Twp. from 240.8 m (790 ft.) west of Main St. Innisville, to Mississippi Lake.


Z18 Mississippi River - Pakenham Twp., between the falls in the Town of Almonte and upstream side of bridge on Lanark County Road 20.


Z18 Moira Lake. Muskellunge must be greater than 102 cm (40 in.).

Z18 Moira River - from the first dam above Lake Ontario (in the city of Belleville) upstream to Hwy 7.

Muskellunge must be greater than 102 cm (40 in.).

Z18 Newboro Lake (Old Iron Mine Bay) - North Crosby and South Crosby Twps. Fish sanctuary - closed all year.

Z18 Newboro Lake (The Bog) - South Crosby Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year.

Z18 Opinicon Lake (Darlings Bay) - Storrington Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year.

Z18 Opinicon Lake (Murphy Bay) - South Crosby Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year.

Z18 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.


Z18 Rideau River. Muskellunge must be greater than 112 cm (44 in.).

Z18 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 the 3rd Sat. in June & Dec. 16 - Dec. 31.

Z18 Sand Lake (Freeman’s Bay) - South Crosby Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year.

Z18 South Nation River - Cambridge Twp., Coupal’s dam in Casselman downstream to the westerly limit of Lot 11, Conc. V.


Z18 South Nation River - Finch Twp., Hamlet of Crysler. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May.

Z18 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. right-of-way.


Z18 South Nation River - Winchester Twp., Village of Chesterville. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Mar. 1 - Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May.

Z18 Stoco Lake (44°28’N., 77°17’W.). Muskellunge must be greater than 102 cm (40 in.).

Z18 Westport Pond - North Crosby Twp. Fish Sanctuary - closed all year

Z18 White Lake - Olden Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year.

Z18 Whitefish Lake (Jones Falls Bay) - South Crosby Twp. Fish sanctuary - closed all year.

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Water levels can rise

Water near a dam or hydroelectric station can turn dangerous quickly and without warning. OPG is a part of communities across Ontario, so we want you to stay clear and stay safe.

opg.com/watersafety

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