Zone 15 fishing regulations (FMZ 15)
There are a number of brook trout and lake trout waterbodies that have species-specific regulations in addition to restrictions related to gear, bait and fish sanctuaries. These additional restrictions are applicable to the waterbody, regardless of what species are being targeted. Refer to species exceptions for more details.
The following waterbodies, or portion of them, have different regulations that are listed in the waterbody exceptions:all waterbodies in Algonquin Park
FMZ 15 is part of the Central Bait Management Zone (BMZ). Live or dead baitfish or leeches may not be transported into or out of a BMZ. These rules do not apply to baitfish and leeches which are both dead and preserved. Refer to bait for more details.
Zone-wide seasons and limits in FMZ 15
These apply to every water in the zone unless a species exception, waterbody exception or sanctuary below says otherwise. "S" is the sport fishing licence limit and "C" the conservation licence limit.
| Species | Season | Limits | Today |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggregate limits for trout and salmon (including splake) | See the official summary | S-5 and C-2; total daily catch and possession limit for all trout and salmon species combined | See limits |
| Atlantic salmon | closed all year | Closed today | |
| Brook trout | January 1 to September 30 Jan 1 – Sep 30 in 2026 |
S-5 and C-2 | Closed today |
| Brown trout | open all year | S-5 and C-2 | Open today |
| Channel catfish | open all year | S-12 and C-6 | Open today |
| Crappie | open all year | S-30 and C-10 | Open today |
| Lake sturgeon | closed all year | Closed today | |
| Lake trout | January 1 to September 30 Jan 1 – Sep 30 in 2026 |
S-2 and C-1 | Closed today |
| Lake whitefish | open all year | S-12 and C-6 | Open today |
| Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined | fourth Saturday in June to November 30 Jun 27 – Nov 30 in 2026 |
S-6 and C-2 | Open today |
| Muskellunge | 1st Saturday in June to December 15 Jun 6 – Dec 15 in 2026 |
S-1; must be greater than 91 centimetres, and C-0 | Open today |
| Northern pike | January 1 to March 31 and third Saturday in May to December 31 Jan 1 – Mar 31, May 16 – Dec 31 in 2026 |
S-6 and C-2 | Open today |
| Pacific salmon | open all year | S-5 and C-2 | Open today |
| Rainbow trout | open all year | S-5 and C-2 | Open today |
| Splake | open all year | S-5 and C-2 | Open today |
| Sunfish | open all year | S-50 and C-25 | Open today |
| Walleye and sauger combined | January 1 to March 15 and third Saturday in May to December 31 Jan 1 – Mar 15, May 16 – Dec 31 in 2026 |
S-4 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 46 centimetres | Open today |
| Yellow perch | open all year | S-50 and C-25 | Open today |
Source: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary, Zone 15 on ontario.ca. The summary is Ontario's guide to the regulations made under the Fisheries Act.
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These waters have different seasons or limits for the species named. They override the zone-wide rules above.
Brook trout: open all year (72 waters)
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- Aide Lake (45°00′35″N, 77°33′12″W)
- Barns Lake (45°36′19″N, 78°08′15″W)
- Black Cat Lake (45°11′01″N, 78°41′52″W)
- Bronson Lake (45°02′31″N, 77°46′02″W)
- Burdock Lake (45°10′21″N, 78°35′11″W)
- Burnt Lake (45°01′37″N, 77°53′07″W)
- Burnt River (44°53′N, 78°38′W)
- Cat Lake (45°10′37″N, 78°40′47″W)
- Cedar Lake (44°58′38″N, 77°45′53″W)
- Centre Lake (45°00′51″N, 78°03′00″W)
- Cherrytree Lake (45°04′12″N, 77°36′21″W)
- Davis Pond (45°18′55″N, 77°48′23″W)
- Doe Lake (44°56′26″N, 78°53′54″W)
- Dovetail Lake (45°01′13″N, 77°37′24″W)
- East Chainy Lake (45°12′25″N, 78°04′16″W)
- Finger Lake (45°35′13″N, 77°48′27″W)
- Fish Lake (45°32′29″N, 77°50′48″W)
- Gil Lake (44°53′07″N, 78°10′21″W)
- Glennie’s Pond (45°12′48″N, 78°46′14″W)
- Green Canoe Lake (45°10′44″N, 78°28′00″W)
- Green Lake (45°28′30″N, 77°59′25″W)
- Harburn Lake (45°12′46″N, 78°26′41″W)
- Hardings Lake (45°00′19″N, 78°04′57″W)
- Hicks Lake (45°22′27″N, 77°49′27″W)
- Ike’s Pond (45°11′37″N, 78°27′51″W)
- Inright Lake (45°23′25″N, 77°51′21″W)
- James Lake (45°21′25″N, 77°43′36″W)
- Ketch Lake (45°01′48″N, 78°57′20″W)
- Lake on the Hill (45°25′54″N, 77°59′05″W)
- Leatherroot Lake (45°11′32″N, 78°03′16″W)
- Lennon Lake (45°17′50″N, 77°40′44″W)
- Little Birch Lake (45°00′07″N, 77°33′04″W)
- Little Bob Lake (44°55′19″N, 78°22′57″W)
- Little Clear Lake (44°46′52″N, 78°23′47″W)
- Little Copper Lake (44°47′28″N, 78°11′32″W)
- Little Echo Lake (44°54′50″N, 78°10′04″W)
- Little Otter Lake (44°54′08″N, 78°52′11″W)
- Long Lake (45°03′21″N, 78°08′19″W)
- Lunch Lake (45°33′17″N, 78°14′23″W)
- Mawson Lake (44°56′26″N, 77°35′08″W)
- McCormick Lake (45°20′28″N, 77°46′46″W)
- McFee Lake (45°31′20″N, 78°06′44″W)
- Mitchell Lake (45°04′10″N, 78°00′34″W)
- Moonbeam Lake (45°34′16″N, 78°08′17″W)
- Nehemiah Lake (45°12′15″N, 78°48′18″W)
- North Chainy Lake (45°12′29″N, 78°04′33″W)
- Otherside Lake (45°34′26″N, 78°04′31″W)
- Paradise Lake (45°37′23″N, 77°54′28″W)
- Partridge Lake (45°07′50″N, 78°47′18″W)
- Pat Lake (45°18′19″N, 78°04′49″W)
- Pell Lake (45°25′30″N, 77°57′06″W)
- Poplar Pond (45°21′29″N, 77°48′17″W)
- Potash Lake (45°22′45″N, 77°49′41″W)
- Rabbit Lake (45°11′15″N, 78°44′14″W)
- Rock Lake (45°03′48″N, 77°40′33″W)
- Ronald Lake (45°12′33″N, 78°48′09″W)
- Salt Lake (45°10′57″N, 77°33′56″W)
- Seesaw Lake (45°33′41″N, 78°11′35″W)
- Silver Buck Lake (45°09′45″N, 78°47′33″W)
- Silver Doe Lake (45°09′59″N, 78°47′42″W)
- Silversheen Lake (45°17′48″N, 78°05′05″W)
- Sleeper Lake (Green Lake) (45°00′57″N, 77°28′32″W)
- Sunbeam Lake (45°39′41″N, 78°41′21″W)
- Swordfingal Lake (45°02′27″N, 77°37′04″W)
- Tim Lake (45°07′41″N, 77°53′02″W)
- Trout Lake (Alsever Lake) (45°31′00″N, 77°58′36″W)
- Tub Lake (45°30′52″N, 77°58′03″W)
- Tuya Lake (45°33′04″N, 78°08′37″W)
- Twin Lake (45°00′34″N, 78°04′33″W)
- West Headstone Lake (45°34′15″N, 78°13′47″W)
- Wish Lake (45°36′44″N, 78°05′07″W)
Brook trout: open all year (19 waters)
- Adams Lake (44°59′07″N, 78°10′26″W)
- Burleigh Lake (44°52′17″N, 78°05′03″W)
- Currie Lake (44°58′25″N, 77°36′34″W)
- Dixie Lake (45°02′18″N, 78°08′54″W)
- Halls Lake (45°06′32″N, 78°44′44″W)
- Jimmie Lake (44°59′27″N, 77°39′11″W)
- Johnson Lake (45°22′45″N, 77°52′52″W)
- Lost Lake (45°10′11″N, 78°52′06″W)
- Lowry (Bluerock) Lake (44°55′52″N, 78°15′06″W)
- No Name Lake (45°10′51″N, 78°44′58″W) - Sherborne Township
- North Moonbeam Lake (Sawlog Lake) (45°35′05″N, 78°07′09″W)
- Pritchard Lake (45°06′24″N, 77°34′44″W)
- Runaround Lake (44°52′25″N, 78°12′25″W)
- Shoelace Lake (45°12′33″N, 78°45′16″W)
- Stethan Lake (44°50′34″N, 78°07′48″W)
- Stick Lake (44°50′30″N, 78°11′17″W)
- East Tommy (Tommies) Lake (44°58′56″N, 77°36′51″W)
- Wicklow Lake (45°21′22″N, 77°58′14″W)
- Yuill Lake (45°21'48"N, 77°51'48"W)
Brook trout: see official entry (4 waters)
Limits: S-2 and C-2; must be greater than 36 centimetres
Brook trout: see official entry (1 water)
Limits: S-2 and C-2; must be greater than 46 centimetres
Brook trout: see official entry (2 waters)
Limits: S-2 and C-2
Brook trout: fourth Saturday in April to September 30 (13 waters)
Limits: S-5 and C-2; must be greater than 28 centimetres
- Baldcoot Lake (45°19'13″N, 77°39'54″W)
- Blairs Lake (45°17'01″N, 77°54'36″W)
- East Lake (45°07'35″N, 78°14'11″W)
- Echo Lake (45°19'24″N, 77°41'40″W)
- Evans Lake (45°19'57″N, 77°55'45″W)
- Greenbark Lake (45°14'31″N, 78°00'13″W)
- Hawk Lake (45°20'25″N, 77°55'47″W)
- Hound Lake (45°08'34″N, 78°00'10″W)
- Little Meach Lake (45°17'23″N, 78°07'15″W)
- Meach Lake (45°17'59″N, 78°07'51″W)
- Mitchell Lake (45°14'54″N, 77°59'31″W)
- Rocky Lake (45°07'32″N, 77°32'39″W)
- Sud Lake (45°15'57″N, 78°03'39″W)
Brook trout: fourth Saturday in April to September 30 (1 water)
Lake Trout: open all year (70 waters)
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- Bark Lake (45°27′19″N, 77°50′58″W)
- Bay Lake (45°01′29″N, 77°51′32″W) - Faraday Township
- Bay Lake (45°30′16″N, 79°12′05″W) - Perry Township
- Beech Lake (45°04′39″N, 78°41′44″W)
- Big Gibson Lake (46°15′36″N, 78°10′06″W)
- Big Limestone Lake (45°14′11″N, 77°00′44″W)
- Bigwind Lake (45°03′26″N, 79°03′17″W)
- Bitter Lake (45°10′19″N, 78°34′32″W)
- Blackstone Lake (excluding sanctuary) (45°13′54″N, 79°53′01″W)
- Buckskin Lake (44°57′34″N, 78°11′35″W)
- Cardwell Lake (Long Lake) (45°19′52N, 79°29′28″W)
- Cherry Lake (44°39′40″N, 78°14′42″W)
- Concession Lake (44°40′49″N, 78°28′30″W)
- Cox Lake (44°41′06″N, 78°15′13″W)
- Crane Lake (45°12′45″N, 79°55′30″W)
- Darlington Lake (45°22′02″N, 80°01′57″W)
- Diamond Lake (45°04′26″N, 78°02′12″W)
- Dotty Lake (45°27′41″N, 78°59′30″W)
- Duck Lake (Little Seguin Lake) (45°22′51″N, 79°48′04″W)
- Fairholme Lake (45°34′36″N, 79°54′13″W)
- Fletcher Lake (45°21′13″N, 78°47′04″W)
- Forget Lake (45°15′16″N, 79°54′20″W)
- Fortescue Lake (44°50′14″N, 78°26′30″W)
- Fourcorner Lake (45°09′39″N, 78°16′41″W)
- Green Lake (45°15′30″N, 76°55′16″W)
- Harp Lake (45°22′43″N, 79°08′06″W)
- Kabakwa Lake (45°06′51″N, 78°47′14″W)
- Klaxon Lake (45°09′43″N, 78°37′50″W)
- Lipsy Lake (45°10′29″N, 78°38′12″W)
- Little Anstruther Lake (44°49′33″N, 78°09′26″W)
- Little Bob Lake (44°52′37″N, 78°47′12″W)
- Little Mayo Lake (45°03′23″N, 77°35′55″W)
- Loon Lake (Big Dudman Lake) (45°00′57″N, 78°22′33″W)
- Lorimer Lake (45°32′41″N, 79°57′31″W)
- Lower Fletcher Lake (45°20′33″N, 78°49′57″W)
- Loxton Lake (45°57′02″N, 79°12′57″W)
- Lutterworth Lake (Devil’s Lake) (45°52′10″N, 78°50′16″W)
- Maple Lake (45°05′46″N, 78°40′14″W)
- Mayo Lake (45°02′15″N, 77°35′06″W)
- McGee Lake (44°38′47″N, 78°10′14″W)
- McSourley Lake (46°13′09″N, 77°58′16″W)
- Monmouth Lake (44°54′30″N, 78°11′32″W)
- Moore Lake (44°47′47″N, 78°48′29″W)
- Morrow Lake (45°12′57″N, 77°02′17″W)
- North Pigeon Lake (44°52′54″N, 78°46′37″W)
- Oxbow Lake (45°26′12″N, 78°57′60″W)
- Pencil Lake (44°48′34″N, 78°21′09″W)
- Peninsula Lake (45°20′34″N, 79°05′57″W)
- Portage Lake (45°12′48″N, 79°48′02″W)
- Raglan Lake (White Lake)
- Rathbun Lake (44°46′38″N, 78°12′11″W)
- Rebecca Lake (45°25′45″N, 79°02′24″W)
- Robinson Lake (44°54′39″N, 77°43′06″W)
- Sheldon Lake (44°50′58″N, 78°50′41″W)
- Shoe Lake (45°12′30″N, 78°54′29″W)
- Silver Lake (45°13′36″N, 79°48′06″W)
- South Anson Lake (Rainy Lake) (44°56′45″N, 78°54′39″W)
- Star Lake (45°19′46″N, 79°45′24″W)
- Sucker Lake (45°15′02″N, 79°40′58″W)
- Triangle Lake (44°40′12″N, 78°15′04″W)
- Trout Lake (Stubbs Lake) (45°29′32″N, 77°44′29″W) - Sherwood Township
- Trout Lake (45°25′34″N, 79°58′31″W) - McDougall Township
- Valiant Lake (46°12′22″N, 78°06′09″W)
- Wabun Lake (45°13′39″N, 76°49′55″W)
- Wadsworth Lake (45°26′23″N, 77°34′53″W)
- Wauquimakog Lake (Wilson Lake) (45°54′07″N, 80°00′00″W)
- Whyte Lake (45°03′50″N, 77°35′30″W)
- Wilbermere Lake (45°00′29″N, 78°12′33″W)
- Young Lake (45°12′15″N, 79°32′53″W)
Lake Trout: January 1 to June 30 (4 waters)
Lake Trout: third Saturday in May to September 30 (8 waters)
Limits: S-2 and C-1; none between 40-55 centimetres
- Baptiste Lake (45°06′59″N, 78°00′12″W)
- Buck Lake (45°17′35″N, 77°44′24″W)
- Flaxman Lake (45°20′04″N, 79°49′36″W)
- Horn Lake (Sollman Lake) (45°40′05″N, 79°29′28″W)
- Kimball Lake (45°20′30″N, 78°40′34″W)
- Otter Lake (45°16′41″N, 79°58′03″W)
- Pusey Lake (Dark Lake) (45°02′53″N, 78°12′56″W)
- Three Legged Lake (45°15′48″N, 80°01′17″W)
Lake Trout: third Saturday in May to September 30 (32 waters)
- Basshaunt Lake (45°07′23″N, 78°27′50″W)
- Big Trout Lake (44°55′41″N, 78°55′40″W)
- Blue Chalk Lake (45°11′57″N, 78°56′18″W)
- Buck Lake (McCann Lake) (45°41′24″N, 79°09′59″W)
- Clear Lake (45°02′31″N, 79°00′59″W) - Oakley Township
- Clear Lake (45°10′56″N, 78°42′44″W) - Sherborne Township
- Clearwater Lake (44°48′26″N, 79°14′37″W)
- Crochet Lake (44°57′33″N, 78°56′06″W)
- Davis Lake (44°47′25″N, 78°42′34″W)
- Delphis Lake (45°06′36″N, 78°22′24″W)
- Eighteen Mile Lake (45°22′54″N, 78°57′48″W)
- Fifteen Mile Lake (45°20′59″N, 78°57′46″W)
- Fishtail Lake (45°08′37″N, 78°11′52″W)
- Goodwin Lake (45°15′18″N, 78°38′57″W)
- Grass Lake (Sweny Lake) (45°40′48″N, 79°12′11″W)
- John Lake (44°56′15″N, 77°46′05″W)
- Kelly Lake (45°15′05″N, 78°37′08″W)
- Long Lake (Oliphant Lake) (45°42′37″N, 79°10′30″W)
- Margaret Lake (45°08′41″N, 78°52′52″W)
- McFadden Lake (Crozier Lake) (45°20′03″N, 78°51′04″W)
- Mountain Lake (44°54′42″N, 77°58′56″W)
- North Lake (45°14′46″N, 78°24′34″W) - Harburn Township
- North Lake (45°43′17″N, 79°11′49″W) - Proudfoot Township
- Pine Lake (45°05′09″N, 78°13′47″W) - Harcourt Township
- Pine Lake (45°03′59″N, 79°04′06″W) - Oakley Township
- Red Chalk Lake (45°11′23″N, 78°56′51″W)
- Sherborne Lake (45°10′47″N, 78°47′04″W)
- Solitaire Lake (45°23′31″N, 79°00′31″W)
- South Tasso Lake (45°25′49″N, 78°55′35″W)
- Spring Lake (Fowke Lake) (45°48′37″N, 79°40′54″W)
- Stormy Lake (44°58′33″N, 78°24′33″W)
- Two Island Lake (45°03′57″N, 78°22′29″W)
Lake Trout: see official entry (5 waters)
Limits: S-2 and C-1; none between 40-55 centimetres
Lake Trout: see official entry (11 waters)
Limits: S-2 and C-1; none between 40-55 centimetres
- Buzzard Lake (44°40′30″N, 78°12′06″W)
- Chandos Lake (44°48′27″N, 78°02′04″W)
- Deer Lake (45°02′14″N, 78°05′43″W)
- Eels Lake (44°53′52″N, 78°21′12″W)
- Holland Lake (45°05′34″N, 77°47′23″W)
- Hudson Lake (45°04′05″N, 78°08′06″W)
- Jamieson Lake (45°03′48″N, 77°41′07″W)
- Jeffrey Lake (45°01′09″N, 77°52′39″W)
- Lavallee Lake (44°56′27″N, 77°55′47″W)
- Stoplog Lake (44°39′09″N, 78°13′48″W)
- Wahwashkesh Lake (Deer Lake) (45°41′32″N, 80°02′08″W)
Lake Trout: see official entry (53 waters)
Limits: S-2 and C-1; none between 40-55 centimetres
- Art Lake (Spruce Lake) (45°18'37″N, 78°54'07″W)
- Aylen Lake (45°37'06″N, 77°51'11″W)
- Bear Lake (45°20'28″N, 78°42'34″W)
- Bella Lake (45°26'39″N, 79°01'52″W)
- Bob Lake (44°54'55″N, 78°47'18″W)
- Boshkung Lake (45°03'58″N, 78°43'45″W)
- Camp Lake (45°23'24″N, 78°20'08″W)
- Carson Lake (45°30'50″N, 77°45'29″W)
- Cashel Lake (44°54'54″N, 77°33'02″W)
- Clear Lake (45°15'42″N, 79°48'00″W) - Humphrey Township
- Clinto Lake (45°18'49″N, 78°52'04″W)
- Drag Lake (45°04'27″N, 78°24'38″W)
- Eagle Lake (45°08'16″N, 78°29'29″W)
- Esson Lake (45°01'23″N, 78°16'09″W)
- Faraday Lake (45°03'35″N, 77°55'19″W)
- Galeairy Lake (45°29'03″N, 78°17'13″W)
- Gliskning Lake (45°31'40″N, 78°12'30″W)
- Grace Lake (45°04'20″N, 78°14'05″W)
- Gull Lake (46°01'31″N, 78°34'03″W)
- Halls Lake (45°6'32″N, 78°44'44″W)
- Havelock Lake (45°17'29″N, 78°37'52″W)
- Johnson Lake (45°15'57″N, 78°37'20"W)
- Kamaniskeg Lake (45°25'03″N, 77°41'23″W)
- Kawagama Lake (45°17'55″N, 78°45'09″W)
- Koshlong Lake (44°58'23″N, 78°29'07″W)
- Limerick Lake (44°53'34″N, 77°37'01″W)
- Limestone Lake (45°04'26″N, 77°34'25″W)
- Little Boshkung Lake (45°02'19″N, 78°43'06″W)
- Livingstone Lake (45°21'36″N, 78°43'09″W)
- Lobster Lake (45°32'22″N, 78°11'38″W)
- Lyell Lake (Cross Lake) (45°23'48″N, 77°56'36″W)
- Marsden Lake (45°13'43″N, 78°30'31″W)
- Mephisto Lake (44°55'49″N, 77°34'36″W)
- Moose Lake (45°08'59″N, 78°27'50″W)
- Mountain Lake (44°58'32″N, 78°42'38″W)
- Nunikani Lake (45°11'57″N, 78°44'12″W)
- Oxtongue Lake (45°21'57″N, 78°55'12″W)
- Papineau Lake (45°20'42″N, 77°48'51″W)
- Paudash Lake (44°57'45″N, 78°02'57″W)
- Paugh Lake (45°35'25″N, 77°41'59″W)
- Purdy Lake (45°20'34″N, 77°43'59″W)
- Raven Lake (45°35'26″N, 78°38'57″W)
- Round Lake (45°38'26″N, 77°31'44″W) - Hagarty and Richards Townships
- Salmon Lake (44°49'07″N, 78°26'47″W)
- Silent Lake (44°54'42″N, 78°03'35″W)
- Skeleton Lake (45°15'04″N, 79°27'11″W)
- Soyers Lake (45°01'29″N, 78°36'36″W)
- St. Nora Lake (45°09'25″N, 78°49'44″W)
- Sucker Lake (44°45'51″N, 78°15'21″W)
- Twelve Mile Lake (45°01'30″N, 78°42'16″W)
- Victoria Lake (45°37'09″N, 78°01'22″W)
- Waterloo Lake (46°10'32″N, 78°11'37″W)
- Whitefish Lake (45°17'29″N, 79°46'40″W)
Lake Trout: see official entry (8 waters)
Limits: S-2 and C-1; none between 40-55 centimetres
Lake Trout: see official entry (6 waters)
Limits: S-2 and C-1; none between 33-40 centimetres
Muskellunge: see official entry (1 water)
Limits: S-1; must be greater than 122 centimetres, and C-0
Walleye: third Saturday in May to December 31 (1 water)
Walleye: see official entry (6 waters)
Limits: S-2 and C-1; must be greater than 50 centimetres
Waterbody exceptions in Zone 15
Lakes and rivers with their own rules, in the official wording.
Algonquin Park
- Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait
- Dip nets and baitfish traps may not be used to harvest baitfish
- Fish sanctuary - no fishing from January 1 to Friday before fourth Saturday in April and December 1 to December 31
Bonnechere River
- Fish sanctuary - no fishing from March 1 to Friday before third Saturday in May
Bonnechere River
- Walleye - S-2 and C-1; must be greater than 50 centimetres
Calabogie Lake
Calabogie Lake (45°16′38″N, 76°44′34″W) - Bagot Township
- Walleye - S-2 and C-1; must be greater than 50 centimetres
Calabogie Lake
- Fish sanctuary - no fishing from March 1 to Friday before third Saturday in May
Carmichael Lake
Carmichael Lake (45°47′52″N, 79°07′40"W) - Paxton Township
- Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait
- Fish sanctuary - no fishing from January 1 to Friday before fourth Saturday in April
Jack Lake
- Fish sanctuary - no fishing from March 1 to Friday before third Saturday in May
Jack Lake
- Fish sanctuary - no fishing from April 1 to Friday before third Saturday in May
Kushog Lake
Kushog Lake (45°05'24"N, 78°47'32"W) - Stanhope Township
- Only 1 line may be used when angling through ice
- Lake trout - S-2 and C-1; none between 40-55 centimetres
Kushog Lake
Kushog Lake (Ox Narrows) - Stanhope Township, 100 metres on either side of the bridge on Highway 35
- Fish sanctuary - no fishing from September 15 to November 30
Lake Clear
- Walleye - S-2 and C-1; must be greater than 50 centimetres
- Lake trout - open from third Saturday in May to September 30
- Lake trout - S-2 and C-1; none between 40-55 centimetres
Madawaska River
- Fish sanctuary - no fishing from March 1 to Friday before third Saturday in May in the following areas:Madawaska River - Bagot Township, Lots 17 and 18, Concessions 9 and 10
- Madawaska River - from Mountain Chute Hydro Dam to Lots 17-19, Concession 1 (Brougham Township) and Lots 17-20, Concession 9 (North Canonto Township)
- Madawaska River - from the bridge on Highway 62 at Combermere south to the bridge crossing at Madawaska River at Lot 24, Concession 18 (Raglan Township) on Highway 515
- Madawaska River - Griffith and Matawatchan Townships
- Madawaska River - McNabb Township, downstream from the Stewartville Hydro Dam, including Lots 9 to 13 in Concession 6
- Madawaska River (Calabogie Lake) - Bagot and Blithfield Townships, west of line from Nettleton’s Bay to Barnet’s Point and inflowing streams
Madawaska River
- Walleye - S-2 and C-1; must be greater than 50 centimetres
Upper Madawaska River
Upper Madawaska River - from the village of Whitney to the Hamlet of Madawaska
- Walleye - open from third Saturday in May to November 30
Mud Lake
Mud Lake (45°48′39″N, 79°08′36″W) – Paxton Township
- Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait
- Fish sanctuary - no fishing from January 1 to Friday before fourth Saturday in April
Murphy’s Lake
Murphy’s Lake (Arabis Lake) – Burns Township
- Fish sanctuary - no fishing from January 1 to Friday before third Saturday in May and December 1 to December 31
- Brook trout - S-5 and C-2; must be greater than 28 centimetres
Royal Lake
Royal Lake (45°49′18″N, 79°07′58″W) – Paxton Township
- Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait
- Fish sanctuary - no fishing from January 1 to Friday before fourth Saturday in April
Slipper Lake
Slipper Lake (45°17'23"N, 78°41'35"W) - Havelock Township
- Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait
- Fish sanctuary - no fishing from January 1 to Friday before third Saturday in May and December 1 to December 31
- Brook trout - S-5 and C-2; must be greater than 28 centimetres
South Wildcat Lake
South Wildcat Lake (45°19'20″N, 78°34'59″W) - Havelock Township
- Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait
- Lake trout - open from third Saturday in May to September 30
Stocking Lake
Stocking Lake (45°16'42″N, 78°40'58″W) - Havelock Township
- Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait
- Fish sanctuary - no fishing from January 1 to Friday before third Saturday in May and December 1 to December 31
- Brook trout - S-5 and C-2; must be greater than 28 centimetres
Stoney Lake
Stoney Lake (45°47'51″N, 79°08'28″W) – Paxton Township
- Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait
- Fish sanctuary - no fishing from January 1 to Friday before fourth Saturday in April
Trout Lake
Trout Lake (45°48'13″N, 79°08'42″W) – Paxton Township
- Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait
- Fish sanctuary - no fishing from January 1 to Friday before fourth Saturday in April
Windigo Lake
Windigo Lake (46°07'30.88″N, 78°17'19.75″W) - Clara Township
- Only 1 line may be used when angling through the ice
- Brook trout - S-5 and C-2; must be greater than 28 centimetres
- Lake trout - S-2 and C-1; none between 40-55 centimetres
Fish sanctuaries in Zone 15
No fishing is allowed in these places during the periods shown.
No fishing - closed all year (10)
- Chipmunk Lake - Preston Township
- Graphite Lake (45°44'03"N, 79°05'32"W) - Butt Township
- Little Mykiss Lake - Preston Township
- Major Lake - Murchison Township
- Mykiss Lake - Preston Township
- Nogies Creek - Galway and Harvey Townships, from Bass Lake Dam to Nogies Creek Dam
- Opeongo River - Preston Township, from immediately downstream from the dam at Annie Bay of Opeongo Lake to 300 metres downstream
- Presto Lake - Preston Township
- Shallnot Lake - Clancy Township
- Stringer Lake - Lawrence Township
No fishing - January 1 to Friday before Family Day (Ontario) (1)
- Lake Joseph and Little Lake Joseph - Humphrey and Medora Townships
No fishing - January 1 to Friday before the third Saturday in May and December 1 to December 31 (18)
- There are a number of Lake Trout waterbodies in FMZ 15 where fish sanctuaries exist with this applicable date. Refer to species exceptions
- Anstruther Lake - Anstruther Township
- Beaver Lake - Cavendish Township
- Bottle Lake - Cavendish Township
- Bow Lake (44°51′N, 78°34′W) - Snowdon Township
- Burns Lake - Griffith Township
- Catchacoma Lake - Cavendish Township
- Cavendish Lake - Cavendish Township
- Dixon Lake - Limerick Township
- Gold Lake - Cavendish Township
- L’Amable Lake - Faraday Township
- Miskokway Lake (Simikoka Lake) - Burton and Harrison Townships
- Mississauga Lake - Cavendish Township
- Murphy’s Lake (Arabis Lake) – refer to waterbody exceptions
- Piglet Lake - Maria Township
- Slipper Lake - refer to waterbody exceptions
- Stocking Lake - refer to waterbody exceptions
- Trout Lake (45°35′N, 80°10′W) – East Burpee Township
No fishing - January 1 to Friday before the fourth Saturday in April (5)
- Refer to waterbody exceptions for the following lakes:Carmichael Lake
- Mud Lake
- Royal Lake
- Stoney Lake
- Trout Lake
No fishing - January 1 to Friday before the fourth Saturday in April and December 1 to December 31 (2)
- There are a number of lake trout waterbodies in FMZ 15 where fish sanctuaries exist with this applicable date. Refer to species exceptions
- Algonquin Park - refer to waterbody exceptions
No fishing - March 1 to Friday before the third Saturday in May (6)
- Bonnechere River - refer to waterbody exceptions
- Calabogie Lake - refer to waterbody exceptions
- Hansons Creek - McNab Township
- Jack Lake - refer to waterbody exceptions
- Madawaska River - refer to waterbody exceptions
- York River - from Hamlet of Radcliffe/ Mayhews Landing downstream to a line between the points of land at the confluence with Negeek Lake on the Madawaska River (Lots 10 and 11, Concession 1 of Radcliffe Township)
No fishing - March 16 to Friday before the third Saturday in May (3)
- Chartier Lake, parts of Pickerel River and Kimikong River - East Mills Township, Lots 13 to 20, Concession 1 and 2
- Drag River - Dysart Township and Village of Haliburton, between Bailey’s Dam and Head Lake
- Head Lake - Dysart Township, from the Drag River west to the western boundary of the Highway 121 bridge, including the waters under the bridge
No fishing - April 1 to Friday before the third Saturday in May (10)
- Black Creek - Wilberforce Township, between the mouth of Black Creek at Lake Doré and the upstream side of the bridge on Black Creek Road
- Blackstone Lake (45°13'54"N, 79°53'01"W) and Creek - Conger Township, Lots 12, 13, 14 in Concession 12
- Burnt River - Dysart Township, between County Road Number 3 and Blue Hawk Lake
- Dobbs Lake and part of the Little Pickerel River - Lots 1, 2, Concession 4 in Pringle Township and Lots 1, 2, 3, Concession 5 (East Mills Township)
- Indian River - from Boundary Road in the City of Pembroke downstream to its confluence with the Muskrat River - Renfrew County
- Jack Lake - refer to waterbody exceptions
- Muskrat River - Renfrew County, from Highway 17 downstream through the City of Pembroke to its confluence with the Ottawa River
- North Magnetawan River - Armour, Proudfoot and Strong Townships, from the bridge between Lots 30 and 31 in Strong Township to Pickerel Lake
- Six Mile Creek (Bennett’s Creek) - Watt Township, Three Mile Lake to Muskoka Road 35
- Sucker Creek - Wilson Township
No fishing - April 1 to May 31 (2)
- Cashman Creek - from the first bridge upstream from Sand Lake to the Proudfoot and Bethune Township boundary
- Joly Creek (Inlet Creek) - from Bernard Lake upstream to Strong and Joly Township boundary
No fishing - April 1 to June 15 (1)
- Muskoka River - including the North Muskoka River (Town of Bracebridge) from Bracebridge Falls downstream to the mouth of the Muskoka River at Lake Muskoka including the main channel to the green lighted buoy (E.E.1) and the secondary channel known as the Gap to the red lighted buoy (E.C.2); and the south Muskoka River (Village of Muskoka Falls) from the South Falls downstream to the confluence of the north and south branches of the Muskoka River
No fishing - May 1 to June 15 (1)
- Magnetawan River - Chapman Township and Village of Magnetawan
No fishing - September 15 to November 30 (1)
- Kushog Lake - refer to waterbody exceptions
No fishing - October 1 to December 31 (5)
- Boulter Lake - McClure Township
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Frequently asked
When does trout season open in Zone 15?
Zone-wide, brook trout season is January 1 to September 30 (Jan 1 – Sep 30 in 2026). Some rivers have species exceptions or sanctuaries listed on this page that change this.
Can I fish in Zone 15 right now?
The table above shows which species are open today under the zone-wide seasons. A specific river or lake may differ, so check its species exceptions, waterbody exceptions and sanctuaries below before you go.
Do I need a fishing licence in Ontario?
Most anglers need an Outdoors Card and a valid fishing licence (sport or conservation). Some people are exempt, such as Ontario residents under 18 or 65 and over. Check the official licensing rules for your situation.
How do I know if a river is in Zone 15?
Ontario's Fisheries Management Zones are mapped on Fish ON-Line and in the official summary. River mouths on the Great Lakes are often in a different zone from the rest of the river.
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