Zones 1, 2 and 3 includes the majority of northern Ontario from the Manitoba border eastwards to James Bay.

Fisheries Management Zone 1

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General information

  • See general fishing regulations for more information on how to use this summary.
  • In Zone 1, only one barbless hook may be used and live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait.
  • The following species are not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year:
    • Atlantic salmon
    • brown trout
    • channel catfish
    • crappie
    • largemouth and smallmouth bass
    • muskellunge
    • rainbow trout
    • splake
    • sunfish
    • Pacific salmon

Zone-wide seasons and limits

Aggregate limits for trout and salmon (including splake)

Limits: S-5 and C-2; total daily catch and possession limit for all trout and salmon species combined

Brook trout

Season: January 1 to September 30
Limits: S-5 and C-2; not more than one greater than 40 centimetres

Lake sturgeon

Season: January 1 to April 30 and July 1 to December 31
Limits: S-0 and C-0

Lake trout

Season: Open all year
Limits: S-3 and C-1

Lake whitefish

Season: Open all year
Limits: S-12 and C-6

Northern pike

Season: Open all year
Limits: S-6; not more than two greater than 61 centimetres, of which not more than one greater than 86 centimetres, and C-2; not more than one greater than 61 centimetres, none greater than 86 centimetres

Walleye and sauger combined

Season: Open all year
Limits: S-4 and C-2; not more than one greater than 46 centimetres

Yellow perch

Season: Open all year
Limits: S-50 and C-25