Fisheries Management Zone 11

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General information

• Refer to general fishing regulations for more information on how to use this summary.
• Some brook trout additional fishing opportunities in Zone 11 also have bait restrictions.

• The following waterbodies, or portions of them, have different regulations that are listed in the waterbody exceptions:

  • Cut Lake
  • French River Provincial Park
  • Green Lake
  • Lake Nipissing
  • Lake Temagami

  • McConnell Lake
  • Shanty Lake
  • Surecatch Lake
  • Trout Lake
• FMZ 11 is part of the Northeast 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.
• NewAs of January 1, 2025 all waters where angling is permitted in Zone 11 are included in the dip netting season (October 1 to December 15) for lake herring (cisco) and lake whitefish.

Zone-wide seasons and limits

Zone-wide seasons and limits apply to all waters in the Zone except for the specific waters and species listed in the species exceptions, waterbody exceptions, and fish sanctuaries.

Species exceptions

Brook trout

Additional fishing opportunities

Season: open all year     
Limits: S-5 and C-2; no size limit

View these waterbodies and additional information on Fish ON-Line.

Lake Trout

Additional fishing opportunities

Season: open all year     
Limits: S-2 and C-1; no size limit

Season: closed all year

• Florence Lake (47°13′36″N., 80°33′09″W.)

Limits: S-2; not more than 1 greater than 50 centimetres, and C-1

• Cross Lake (46°52’19”N., 79°57’57”W.)
• Diamond Lake (47°12’12”N., 80°14’37”W.)
• Kokoko Lake (47°05’31”N., 80°01’45”W.)
• Makobe Lake (47°26’49”N., 80°25’47”W.)

Limits: S-1 and C-0

• Obabika Lake (47°00’60”N., 80°16’26”W.)

Waterbody exceptions

Cut Lake (46°45′47”N., 79°16′02”W.) - McAuslan 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 day after Labour Day to December 31

French River - waters lying south of the Five Finger Rapids, and west of the Chaudière Dam downstream to the Highway 69 bridge including Wolseley Bay, the North Channel of the French River, 18 Mile Bay, Ranger Bay and Dry Pine Bay to the Highway 607 Bridge

• Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined - S-4 and C-2; any size
• Muskellunge - S-1; must be greater than 137 centimetres, and C-0
• Northern pike - S-4; not more than 1 greater than 61 centimetres, none greater than 86 centimetres, C-2; none greater than 61 centimetres

Green Lake (46°48'26"N., 79°14'50"W.) - Parkman Township

• Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait
• Brook trout - open from May 1 to September 30

McConnell Lake (46°44'23"N., 79°20'23"W.) - McAuslan 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 day after Labour Day to December 31

Lake Nipissing - Iron Island vicinity, 100 metres around shore

• Fish sanctuary - no fishing from March 16 to Friday before third Saturday in May

Lake Nipissing - Wasi Falls, waters of Lake Nipissing lying east of the east boundary of Lot 9, Concession 24, and south of a line joining this projection where it meets Lake Nipissing to the northwest tip of Burford Point, and mouth of the Wistiswasing River (North Himsworth Township)

• Fish sanctuary - no fishing from March 16 to May 31 and October 1 to November 30

Lake Nipissing - including the waters of the French River from the Chaudière and the Little Chaudière dams to Lake Nipissing; the west bay of Lake Nipissing in Haddo Township; the northwest bay of Lake Nipissing to the falls of MacPherson Creek; the Sturgeon River from Lake Nipissing to the dam at Sturgeon Falls; the Veuve River from Lake Nipissing to the chutes located in Lot 5 in Concession 1 in Caldwell Township; the Lavase River from Lake Nipissing to the Champlain Park Boat Ramp (46°14'31"N., 79°25'11"W.) in the city of North Bay, the South River from Lake Nipissing to Highway 654; and the entire West Arm of Lake Nipissing including Cross Lake

• Closed to all species - from March 16 to Friday before third Saturday in May and December 1 to December 31
• Largemouth and smallmouth bass - open from from January 1 to March 15 and third Saturday in May to November 30
• Muskellunge - open from third Saturday in June to November 30
• Muskellunge - S-1 and C-0; must be greater than 137 centimetres
• Northern pike - S-4 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 61 centimetres, none greater than 86 centimetres
• Walleye and yellow perch - open from January 1 to March 15 and third Saturday in May to October 15
• Walleye - S-2 and C-1; must be between 40-45 centimetres

Lake Temagami (46°59'36"N.,, 80°04'15"W.)

• Only live or dead baitfish less than 13 centimetres in length may be used as bait
• Lake trout - open February 15 to third Sunday in March and third Saturday in May to September 30
• Lake trout - S-2; not more than 1 greater than 50 centimetres, and C-1, from February 15 to third Sunday in March and third Saturday in May to Labour Day
• Lake trout - S-0 and C-0; day after Labour Day to September 30
• Lake whitefish - S-25 and C-12
• Walleye - none between 46-60 centimetres, not more than 1 greater than 60 centimetres
• Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Monday after third Sunday in March to June 15 in the following areas:
  • Gull Creek from dam at outlet of Gull Lake to 200 metres in an arc extending into Lake Temagami
  • Kokoko Bay north of Island 1063
  • Spawning Creek from Spawning Lake, including all waters of Spawning Bay and Loon Bay

Shanty Lake (46°45'45″N., 79°19'41″W.) - McAuslan Township

• Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait
• Fish sanctuary - no fishing from January 1 to April 30 and October 1 to December 31

Surecatch Lake (46°48'07″N., 79°15'15″W.) - Parkman Township

• Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait
• Brook trout - open from May 1 to September 30

Trout Lake - (46°19′09″N., 79°20′11″W.) - City of North Bay and East Ferris Township

• Lake trout and Atlantic salmon - open from third Saturday in June to Friday before fourth Saturday in June
• Lake trout and Atlantic salmon - S-1 and C-1; must be less than 55 centimetres
• Fish sanctuary - no fishing from May 15 to July 31 in the following areas:
  • Trout Lake - East Ferris Township, lying between the water’s edge and a line drawn 30 metres in perpendicular distance from Poplar Island along the west side of the island from the northwest tip of the island to the southwest tip of the island
  • Trout Lake - Widdifield Township, lying within a line drawn from the most westerly tip of Kirkwood Island, commonly known as Camp Island extending 50 metres into the water and paralleling the shore for a distance of 500 metres then back to the south shore

Bait restrictions

Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait

Only live or dead baitfish less than 13 centimetres in length may be used as bait

• Lake Temagami (46°59'36"N., 80°04'15"W.) - refer to waterbody exceptions

Fish sanctuaries

No fishing - closed all year

• Aurora Lake - Gamble Township
• Four Mile Creek - Widdifield Township, within Lots 8 and 9 in Concession B
• Little Aurora Lake - Gamble Township
• Little Whitepine Lake - Gamble Township
• Whirligig Lake - Gamble Township
• Whitepine Lake - Gamble Township

No fishing - January 1 to April 30 and October 1 to December 31

• Blue Lake - McAuslan Township
• Shanty Lake - refer to waterbody exceptions

No fishing - January 1 to Friday before third Saturday in May

• Wicksteed Lake - Kenny, Gladman, Flett, Gooderham and Milne Townships

No fishing - January 1 to Friday before third Saturday in May and the day after Labour Day to December 31

• Cut Lake - refer to waterbody exceptions
• McConnell Lake - refer to waterbody exceptions

No fishing - March 1 to Friday before third Saturday in May

• Kaibuskong Bay - in front of Bonfield Township
• Kaibuskong River - from Sheedy Lake to Kaibuskong Bay
• Sharpes Creek - from Highway 17 to Kaibuskong Bay
• Talon Lake - in front of Olrig and Calvin Townships, including Kaibuskong Bay

No fishing - March 1 to June 15

• Restoule Lake and River - Patterson Township, that part in Lots 24 and 25, Concessions 3 and 4

No fishing - March 16 to Friday before third Saturday in May

• Duchesney Creek - City of North Bay and Commanda Township, from Lake Nipissing to the C.N.R. bridge
• Lake Nipissing - refer to waterbody exceptions

No fishing - March 16 to Friday before third Saturday in May and October 1 to November 30

• South River - the waters of the South River lying between the bridge that forms part of Highway 654 and the northerly boundary of Concession 14 (Nipissing Township)

No fishing - March 16 to May 31 and October 1 to November 30

• Lake Nipissing - refer to waterbody exceptions

No fishing - Monday after third Sunday in March to Friday before third Saturday in May

• Ferrim Creek - Cynthia Township, from Ferrim Lake to 200 metres in an arc extending out into Kokoko Lake

No fishing - Monday after third Sunday in March to June 15

• Lake Temagami - refer to waterbody exceptions

No fishing - April 1 to June 15

No fishing - April 1 to Friday before third Saturday in May

• Memesagamesing Lake and Rainy Creek - Hardy Township, waters that fall within Lots 22, 23, 24, 25, Concession 7

No fishing - May 15 to July 31

• Trout Lake - refer to waterbody exceptions