Zone 8 is located in northeastern Ontario and includes the cities of Cochrane, Timmins, Kirkland Lake, Kapuskasing and Gogama.

Fisheries Management Zone 8

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General information

  • See general fishing regulations for more information on how to use this summary.
  • The following waterbodies, or portions of them, have different regulations that are listed in the waterbody exceptions:
  • The following species are not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year:
    • Atlantic salmon
    • brown trout
    • channel catfish
    • crappie
    • Muskellunge
    • Pacific salmon
  • FMZ 8 is part of the Northeast Bait Management Zone (BMZ). Baitfish or leeches, whether live or dead, may not be transported into or out of a BMZ. See bait for more details.

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.

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 15
Limits: S-5 and C-2

Lake sturgeon

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

Lake trout

Season: February 15 to March 15 and third Saturday in May to September 30
Limits: S-3 and C-1

Lake whitefish

Season: open all year
Limits: S-25 and C-12

Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined

Season: open all year
Limits: S-6 and C-2

Northern pike

Season: open all year
Limits: S-6; not more than 2 greater than 61 centimetres, of which not more than 1 greater than 86 centimetres, and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 61 centimetres, none greater than 86 centimetres

Rainbow trout

Season: open all year
Limits: S-5 and C-2

Splake

Season: open all year
Limits: S-5 and C-2

Sunfish

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

Walleye and sauger combined

Season: January 1 to April 14 and third Saturday in May to December 31
Limits: S-4 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 46 centimetres

Yellow perch

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

Species exceptions

Brook trout

Additional fishing opportunities

Season: open all year

  • Alvin Lake (49°07′22″N., 81°38′38″W.) - Bradburn Township
  • Andrew Lake (48°26′25″N., 80°28′57″W.) - McCann Township
  • Armitage Lake (48°23′08″N., 79°54′19″W.) - Thackeray Township
  • Arnold Lake 6 (48°13′31″N., 79°52′00″W.) - Arnold Township
  • Arrow Lake (48°23′23″N., 80°46′45″W.) - Sheraton Township
  • Babs Lake (47°40′38″N., 80°42′51″W.) - Haultain Township
  • Bea Lake (48°20′44″N., 79°51′57″W.) - Clifford Township
  • Bear Lake (Duff Lake) (49°12′23″N., 81°17′15″W.) - Colquhoun Township
  • Bow Lake (48°23′14″N., 80°46′58″W.) - Sheraton Township
  • Briere Lake 30 (McEvay Lake 30) (48°19′04″N., 80°35′42″W.) - McEvay Township
  • Brinnie Lake (48°25′14″N., 79°58′13″W.) - Thackeray Township
  • Burt Lake 4 (48°03′37″N., 80°21′26″W.) - Burt Township
  • Burt Lake 5 (48°04′15″N., 80°21′06″W.) - Burt Township
  • Camp 22 Lake (47°36′33″N., 83°06′20″W.) - De Gaulle Township
  • Canyon Lake (47°54′54″N., 80°43′07″W.) - Yarrow Township
  • Carlyle Lake (48°32′47″N., 79°49′50″W.) - Lamplugh Township
  • Charles Lake (47°52′03″N., 80°41′11″W.) - Yarrow Township
  • Chown Lake 15 (47°42′33″N., 80°35′23″W.) - Chown Township
  • Collacutt Lake (47°42′03″N., 79°59′56″W.) - Beauchamp Township
  • Collins Lake (48°30′46″N., 79°58′46″W.) - Garrison Township
  • Cootie Lake (48°16′37″N., 80°34′28″W.) - McEvay Township
  • Deep Lake (48°31′21″N., 80°50′16″W.) - Macklem Township
  • Devil’s Punch Bowl Lake (48°45′44″N., 80°47′54″W.) - Calvert Township
  • Dewhirst Lake (48°27′43″N., 80°00′33″W.) - Garrison Township
  • Docks Lake (47°52′29″N., 81°54′49″W.) - Wigle Township
  • Dorothy Lake (48°14′03″N., 80°00′28″W.) - Morrisette Township
  • Downey Lake (47°52′39″N., 83°21′15″W.) - Cochrane Township
  • Driscoll Lake (48°23′06″N., 79°53′55″W.) - Thackeray Township
  • Else Lake (49°01′02″N., 81°09′50″W.) - Fournier Township
  • Elspeth Lake (48°17′30″N., 80°42′20″W.) - Timmins Township
  • Eno Lake (49°06′36″N., 80°27′41″W.) - Freele Township
  • Fade Lake (48°33′46″N., 80°08′53″W.) - Munro Township
  • Ferguson Lake (48°15′23″N., 80°02′36″W.) - Bernhardt Township
  • Fisher Lake (48°35′35″N., 80°53′03″W.) - German Township
  • Flyline Lake (47°36′11″N., 83°04′20″W.) - De Gaulle Township
  • Gale Lake (48°09′54″N., 80°14′45″W.) - Grenfell Township
  • Garrison Lake (48°28′59″N., 80°00′15″W.) - Garrison Township
  • Gary Lake (47°35′26″N., 81°25′44″W.) - Connaught Township
  • George Lake (47°31′15″N., 81°51′38″W.) - Chester Township
  • Gerry Lake (47°58′18″N., 80°43′00″W.) - Powell Township
  • Giunta Lake (48°22′41″N., 79°53′48″W.) - Thackeray Township
  • Green Lake (48°34′25″N., 80°52′22″W.) - German Township, Kettle Lakes Provincial Park
  • Greenock Lake (48°18′33″N., 80°44′03″W.) - Timmins Township
  • Grey Lake (48°17′31″N., 80°34′46″W.) - McEvay Township
  • Harvey Lake (47°36′19″N., 83°04′55″W.) - De Gaulle Township
  • Heart Lake (48°34′39″N., 80°53′03″W.) - German Township, Kettle Lakes Provincial Park
  • Hewitt Lake (48°30′47″N., 80°01′43″W.) - Michaud Township
  • Holster Lake (48°16′07″N., 80°44′25″W.) - Michie Township
  • Hope Lake (48°22′46″N., 81°26′18″W.) - Ogden Township
  • Hornet Lake 42 (47°51′49″N., 81°54′20″W.) - Wigle Township
  • Hutch Lake (48°19′15″N., 80°43′16″W.) - Timmins Township
  • Imperial Lake (48°29′28″N., 79°48′30″W.) - Harker Township
  • Island Lake (48°47′44″N., 80°33′26″W.) - Teefy Township
  • James Lake (47°52′40″N., 80°41′08″W.) - Yarrow Township
  • Jessup Lake (48°16′04″N., 80°34′18″W.) - Nordica Township
  • John Lake (47°52′50″N., 80°43′35″W.) - Yarrow Township
  • June Lake (48°29′13″N., 80°50′09″W.) - Macklem Township
  • Kidney Lake (49°14′34″N., 81°18′38″W.) - Colquhoun Township
  • Knothole Lake (47°42′43″N., 81°27′40″W.) - Togo Township
  • La Violette Lake (48°33′46″N., 80°51′41″W.) - German Township, Kettle Lakes Provincial Park
  • Lake 1 (48°07′41″N., 82°31′35″W.) - Ivanhoe Township
  • Lake 2 (A Lake) (47°40′28″N., 81°51′32″W.) - Somme Township
  • Lake 3 (Tahill Lake) (47°40′47″N., 81°51′41″W.) - Somme Township
  • Lake 4 (48°03′32″N., 82°31′33″W.) - Silk Township
  • Lake 5 (49°29′43″N., 82°19′11″W.) - Teetzel Township
  • Lake 9 (48°08′38″N., 82°31′18″W.) - Ivanhoe Township
  • Lake 9 (47°51′21″N., 81°48′22″W.) - Middleboro Township
  • Lake 9 (49°30′50″N., 82°19′49″W.) - Teetzel Township
  • Lake 10 (49°31′25″N., 82°19′45″W.) - Teetzel Township
  • Lake 11 (49°35′06″N., 82°19′11″W.) - Pearce Township
  • Lake 15 (47°38′30″N., 83°08′25″W.) - Nimitz Township
  • Lake 36B (47°41′11″N., 81°52′07″W.) - Somme Township
  • Lake 42 (48°05′56″N., 82°31′47″W.) - Ivanhoe Township
  • Lake 50 (48°04′12″N., 82°31′24″W.) - Ivanhoe Township
  • Lake 52 (48°03′43″N., 82°31′33″W.) - Ivanhoe Township
  • Lake 53 (48°03′42″N., 82°31′23″W.) - Ivanhoe Township
  • Lake 56 (48°01′27″N., 81°17′13″W.) - English Township
  • Lake 64 (49°49′14″N., 82°19′49″W.) - Guilfoyle Township
  • Lake 68 (49°49′49″N., 82°19′60″W.) - Guilfoyle Township
  • Lake 222412 (48°13′17″N., 82°02′53″W.) - Reeves Township
  • Leatherleaf Lake (47°40′30″N., 83°11′31″W.) - Halsey Township
  • Little Club Lake (48°27′37″N., 80°48′49″W.) - Macklem Township
  • Little Elephant Head 23 Lake (47°34′43″N., 81°23′12″W.) - Miramichi Township
  • Little Gibson Lake (48°27′07″N., 80°49′01″W.) - Macklem Township
  • Mall Lake (48°20′30″N., 79°53′00″W.) - Clifford Township
  • Matti Lake (47°48′17″N., 83°08′41″W.) - McNaught Township
  • Maurice Lake (47°52′12″N., 80°41′26″W.) - Yarrow Township
  • McCulloch Lake (48°30′59″N., 80°05′02″W.) - Michaud Township
  • McEvay Lake 18 (48°17′30″N., 80°39′13″W.) - McEvay Township
  • Mearow Lake (47°45′42″N., 80°06′13″W.) - Robillard Township
  • Midway Lake (48°10′01″N., 82°29′04″W.) - Ivanhoe Township
  • Milligan Lake (48°37′49″N., 80°07′36″W.) - Milligan Township
  • Moon Lake (47°40′18″N., 81°03′39″W.) - Knight Township
  • Mountain Lake (47°49′37″N., 80°09′60″W.) - Truax Township
  • Neannin Lake (47°47′04″N., 81°22′30″W.) - Burrows Township
  • Neezin Lake (47°49′08″N., 81°21′09″W.) - Burrows Township
  • Nelson Lake (48°14′16″N., 79°52′31″W.) - Arnold Township
  • Packsack Lake (48°50′21″N., 80°17′13″W.) - Moody Township
  • Pall Lake (48°20′56″N., 79°53′03″W.) - Clifford Township
  • Partridge Lake (48°41′50″N., 81°00′58″W.) - Evelyn Township
  • Pearl Lake (47°52′02″N., 81°53′01″W.) - Wigle Township
  • Pothole 6 (48°28′33″N., 79°59′58″W.) - Garrison Township
  • Potvin Lake (48°17′51″N., 80°35′09″W.) - McEvay Township
  • Price Lake (49°07′23″N., 81°38′29″W.) - Bradburn Township
  • Ramey Lake (48°18′02″N., 79°53′13″W.) - Clifford Township
  • Ray Lake (47°29′05″N., 81°51′45″W.) - Invergarry Township
  • Regis Lake (47°45′36″N., 83°14′30″W.) - McNaught Township
  • Roger Lake (Chester Lake 34) (47°31′02″N., 81°51′38″W.) - Chester Township
  • Round Lake (48°28′58″N., 80°50′10″W.) - Macklem Township
  • Rozon Lake (48°15′47″N., 79°52′48″W.) - Arnold Township
  • Scotties Lake 48 (47°40′14″N., 81°12′47″W.) - Kelvin Township
  • Seahorse Lake (48°18′45″N., 79°52′49″W.) - Clifford Township
  • Sigs Lake (47°41′37″N., 80°41′20″W.) - Haultain Township
  • Sootheran Lake (47°46′34″N., 83°20′59″W.) - Gallagher Township
  • South Triple Lake (48°26′18″N., 80°48′14″W.) - Sheraton Township
  • Strong Lake (47°59′24″N., 80°42′18″W.) - Powell Township
  • Sullivan Lake (48°16′40″N., 79°42′22″W.) - Ben Nevis Township
  • Susanne Lake (47°36′04″N., 81°51′46″W.) - Neville Township
  • Tailleurs Lake (49°03′32″N., 81°12′29″W.) - Clute Township
  • Taylor Lake 43 (47°51′59″N., 81°54′21″W.) - Wigle Township
  • Thackeray Lake 9 (48°23′45″N., 79°53′57″W.) - Thackeray Township
  • Thrasher Lake (48°21′32″N., 79°52′28″W.) - Clifford Township
  • Tracy Lake (49°16′02″N., 81°17′48″W.) - Colquhoun Township
  • Trotter Lake (47°57′51″N., 81°56′02″W.) - Regan Township
  • Vannier Lake (48°18′13″N., 79°52′58″W.) - Clifford Township
  • Wanatangua Lake (47°37′42″N., 81°27′23″W.) - Connaught Township
  • Wee Lake (47°57′12″N., 81°55′07″W.) - Regan Township
  • Whopper Lake (47°49′30″N., 81°52′40″W.) - Whalen Township
  • Wine Lake (47°49′08″N., 81°52′23″W.) - Whalen Township
  • Wiskin Lake (49°11′57″N., 81°17′28″W.) - Colquhoun Township
  • Wolverton Lake (48°16′32″N., 80°43′59″W.) - Michie Township
  • Wright’s Lake (47°49′60″N., 81°53′35″W.) - Whalen Township
  • Wuskwi Lake (47°50′34″N., 83°13′58″W.) - McNaught Township
  • Yarrow Lake 10 (47°53′40″N., 80°41′33″W.) - Yarrow Township
  • Yarrow Lake 19 (47°54′09″N., 80°43′51″W.) - Yarrow Township

Lake Trout

Additional fishing opportunities

Season: open all year

  • Blue Lake (49°11′14″N., 81°16′17″W.) - Clute Township
  • Clearwater Lake (48°41′17″N., 80°59′42″W.) - Evelyn Township
  • Crawfish Lake (48°51′20″N., 81°07′11″W.) - Duff Township
  • Doucette Lake (48°54′51″N., 80°38′27″W.) - Mortimer Township
  • NewDuck Lake (49°20’22”N., 82°21’34”W.) - O’Brien Township
  • Elmer Lake (47°52′43″N., 80°50′01″W.) - Doon Township
  • Eva Lake (Clear Lake) (49°15′10″N., 82°13′42″W.) - Nansen Township
  • Flipper Lake (48°49′42″N., 80°16′30″W.) - Moody Township
  • Jerry Lake (49°31′13″N., 80°19′27″W.) - Tweed Township
  • Ketchini Lake (47°51′01″N., 81°54′26″W.) - Wigle Township
  • Kwitosse Lake (47°47′06″N., 81°22′52″W.) - Burrows Township
  • Laidlaw Lake (48°56′04″N., 81°47′50″W.) - Kirkland Township
  • Laughton Lake (Lake 15F-47) (49°15′04″N., 80°43′46″W.) - Laughton Township
  • Long Lake (47°48′58″N., 80°08′15″W.) - Robillard Township
  • Lulu Lake (48°19′44″N., 79°52′52″W.) - Clifford Township
  • Macfie Lake (47°44′57″N., 81°23′47″W.) - Cabot Township
  • Mary Lake (48°53′31″N., 80°49′45″W.) - St John Township
  • Miller Lake (47°39′39″N., 80°43′24″W.) - Nicol Township
  • Mistango Lake (49°07′23″N., 80°27′12″W.) - Freele Township
  • Nansen Lake (49°14′54″N., 82°13′35″W.) - Nansen Township
  • Nellie Lake (48°47′43″N., 80°47′34″W.) - Calvert Township
  • Nettie Lake (48°13′19″N., 79°59′21″W.) - Morrisette Township
  • Paddy Lake (48°52′58″N., 81°08′15″W.) - Duff Township
  • Pallet Lake (48°50′48″N., 81°07′01″W.) - Duff Township
  • NewPearce 24 Lake (49°39’19”N., 82°18’22”W.) - Pearce Township
  • Perry Lake (48°31′41″N., 80°06′22″W.) - Michaud Township
  • Pine Lake (49°14′34″N., 79°54′27″W.) - Kenning Township
  • Rancourt Lake (49°04′48″N., 81°12′33″W.) - Clute Township
  • Return Lake (48°59′22″N., 81°46′43″W.) - Laidlaw Township
  • Secret Lake 38 (47°46′56″N., 81°41′47″W.) - Stetham Township
  • Semple Lake (48°00′04″N., 81°17′60″W.) - Semple Township
  • Sibbald Lake (48°48′31″N., 80°34′31″W.) - Edwards Township
  • Smith Lake (49°54′31″N., 81°59′36″W.) - Howells Township
  • Star Lake (49°21′24″N., 81°47′20″W.) - Alexandra Township
  • Starvation Lake (49°24′44″N., 80°27′19″W.) - Bragg Township
  • Sunny Lake (48°09′40″N., 80°31′60″W.) - Dunmore Township
  • Traill Lake (48°51′25″N., 80°18′23″W.) - Moody Township
  • Wendigo Lake (47°52′12″N., 79°41′57″W.) - Bayly Township
  • Zinger Lake (49°25′25″N., 80°44′35″W.) - Potter Township

Northern pike

Limits: S-2; not more than 1 greater than 71 centimetres and C-1; must be less than 71 centimetres

  • Kesagami Lake (50°19′33″N., 80°14′24″W.)

Walleye

Limits: S-2 and C-2; none between 35-55 centimetres

  • Porcupine Lake (48°29′06″N., 81°11′17″W.) - Whitney Township

Waterbody exceptions

NewBig Club Lake (48°27'45"N., 80°48'39"W.) - Bond and Macklem Townships

  • Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait
  • Fish sanctuary - no fishing from January 1 to July 31 and October 16 to December 31
  • Aurora trout - open from August 1 to October 15
  • Aurora trout - S-1 and C-0

Blanche River - Marquis Township

  • Fish sanctuary - no fishing from April 1 to June 15

Blanche River and its tributaries - including the Moose, Wright, Pontleroy and St. Jean Baptiste creeks, and the Englehart, Larder and Misema rivers, and the Wabi River and tributaries

  • Lake sturgeon - closed all year

Commando Lake (49°04′N., 81°01′W.) - Glackmeyer Township

  • Fish sanctuary - no fishing from January 1 to Saturday before second Sunday in February and September 16 to December 31
  • Lake trout - open from second Sunday in February to September 15

Edgar Lake (50°22′N., 80°23′W.)

  • Fish sanctuary - no fishing from January 1 to Friday before third Saturday in May and November 1 to December 31
  • Northern pike - S-2; not more than 1 greater than 71 centimetres, and C-1; must be less than 71 centimetres

Groundhog River (The Pot) - Beardmore and Tucker Townships

  • Fish sanctuary - no fishing from April 15 to July 15

Groundhog River - Reeves, Melrose, Strachan, Montcalm and Poulett Townships, from the bridge on Highway 101, downstream to the mouth of the Nat River

  • Lake sturgeon - open from January 1 to April 14 and July 1 to December 31

Groundhog River - Keith Township, between the base of the Horwood Dam downstream to where it enters Groundhog Lake

  • Fish sanctuary - no fishing from April 1 to June 15

Labyrinth Lake (48°13′46″N., 79°31′18″W.) - including that part of Waterhen Creek downstream from the Access Road Bridge

  • Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait
  • Northern pike - open from January 1 to April 15 and third Friday in May to December 31
  • Smallmouth bass - open from January 1 to April 15 and Friday before fourth Saturday in June to December 31
  • Walleye - open from January 1 to March 31 and third Friday in May to December 31

Little Abitibi River - McQuibban and Sangster Townships, from boundary between the two townships to a line at longitude 80°36′30″W.

  • Fish sanctuary - no fishing from April 1 to June 15

Little Abitibi River

  • Fish sanctuary - no fishing from April 15 to June 30 in the following areas:
    • Little Abitibi River - McQuibban Township, from Pierre Lake Road to part of Pierre Lake lying east of longitude 80°39′30″W.
    • Little Abitibi River and Montreuil Lake - Swartman Township, between northern narrows of Pierre Lake to portion lying east of longitude 80°47′W.

NewNayowin Lake (47°47'27"N., 81°22'39"W.) - Burrows Township

  • Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait
  • Fish sanctuary - no fishing from January 1 to July 31 and October 16 to December 31
  • Aurora trout - open from August 1 to October 15
  • Aurora trout - S-1 and C-0

NewPallet Lake (48°16'31"N., 80°39'05"W.) - Nordica Township

  • Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait
  • Fish sanctuary - no fishing from January 1 to July 31 and October 16 to December 31
  • Aurora trout - open from August 1 to October 15
  • Aurora trout - S-1 and C-0

Bait restrictions

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

  • Big Club Lake (48°27’45″N., 80°48’39″W.) - Bond and Macklem Townships
  • Esker Lake Provincial Park - all lakes in or partially in the park
  • Labyrinth Lake - see waterbody exceptions
  • Lake 57 (48°17'46″N., 80°40'29″W.) - Timmins Township
  • Nayowin Lake (47°47’27″N., 81°22’39″W.) - Burrows Township
  • Pack Can Lake (48°27’54”N., 79°59’29”W.) - Garrison Township
  • Pallet Lake (48°16’05”N., 80°39’05”W.) - Nordica Township

Fish sanctuaries

No fishing - closed all year

  • Alexander Lake (48°17′N., 80°35′W.) - McEvay Township
  • Lake 57 (48°17'46”N., 80°40'29”W.) - Timmins Township
  • Pack Can Lake (48°27’54”N., 79°59’29”W.) - Garrison Township

No fishing - January 1 to Saturday before second Sunday in February and September 16 to December 31

No fishing - January 1 to February 14 and October 1 to December 31

  • Larder Lake - Hearst, McFadden, McVittie and McGarry Townships

No fishing - January 1 to Friday before third Saturday in May and November 1 to December 31

  • Anthead Lake (49°58′N., 80°40′W.)
  • Bateman Lake - Tomlinson Township
  • Bill’s Lake (50°07′N., 80°36′W.)
  • Bounce Lake (49°48′N., 80°42′W.)
  • Brayley Lake - Blakelock Township
  • Burnt Lake (49°42′N., 80°33′W.)
  • Deluxe Lake (49°52′N., 80°45′W.)
  • Echo Lake (50°00′N., 80°36′W.)
  • Edgar Lake - see waterbody exceptions
  • Esker Lake (49°50′N., 80°45′W.)
  • Floodwood Lake - Tweed and Blakelock Townships
  • French Lake (49°39′N., 80°30′W.)
  • Hill’s Lake (49°53′N., 80°34′W.) - Cochrane District
  • Keith Lake (Walter’s Lake) (49°45′N., 80°38′W.)
  • Larry Lake (49°44′N., 80°34′W.)
  • Lauzon Lake (49°49′N., 80°48′W.)
  • Little Wakwayowkastic Lake (49°49′N., 80°33′W.)
  • Louise Lake (Choppa Lake) (49°50′N., 80°36′W.)
  • Magiskan Lake - Blakelock Township
  • Marsh Lake (49°58′N., 80°36′W.)
  • McParlon Lake (50°09′N., 80°42′W.)
  • Mego Lake - Blakelock Township
  • Mikwam Lake - Blakelock Township
  • Moose Lake (49°40′N., 80°34′W.)
  • Moving Rock Lake (49°49′N., 80°38′W.)
  • Nettogami Lake (50°13′N., 80°34′W.)
  • North Choppa Lake (49°51′N., 80°35′W.)
  • North French Lake (49°45′N., 80°38′W.)
  • North Unknown Lake (49°48′N., 80°41′W.)
  • Partridge Lake (50°24′N., 80°19′W.)
  • Payntouk Lake - Tomlinson Township
  • Piyagoskogau Lake (50°14′N., 80°25′W.)
  • Pot Hole Lake (50°08′N., 80°40′W.)
  • Rainy Lake (50°05′N., 80°36′W.)
  • Sand Lake (49°44′N., 80°43′W.)
  • Snare Lake - Newman Township
  • South Choppa Lake (49°49′N., 80°37′W.)
  • South West Kesagami Lake (50°17′N., 80°23′W.)
  • Steve’s Lake (50°05′N., 80°38′W.)
  • Today Lake (49°51′N., 80°41′W.)
  • Tomorrow Lake (49°55′N., 80°41′W.)
  • Twopeak Lake - Newman Township
  • Unknown Lake (49°47′N., 80°39′W.)
  • Verana Lake (49°49′N., 80°33′W.)
  • West Choppa Lake (49°50′N., 80°38′W.)
  • Yesterday Lake (49°50′N., 80°43′W.)
  • Yesterday River Lake (49°49′N., 80°46′W.)

No Fishing - January 1 to July 31 and October 16 to December 31

  • NewBig Club Lake (48°27'45"N., 80°48'39"W.) - Bond and Macklem Townships
  • NewNayowin Lake (47°47'27"N., 81°22'39"W.) - Burrows Township
  • NewPallet Lake (48°16'31"N., 80°39'05"W.) - Nordica Township

No fishing - April 1 to June 14

  • Mollie River - Champagne Township, Territorial District of Sudbury

No fishing - April 1 to June 15

  • Blanche River - see waterbody exceptions
  • Borden Lake - Borden Township, waters east of a line drawn from a point on the south shore at 47°51′23″N., 83°13′25″W. to a point on the north shore at 47°51′55″N., 83°13′32″W.
  • Borden Lake - Cochrane Township, waters north of a line drawn from a point at the east shore at 47°51′58″N., 83°16′55″W. to a point on the west shore at 47°51′58″N., 83°17′25″W.
  • Chapleau River (Kebsquasheshing River) - Chapleau Township, from the centerline of the C.P.R. track upstream for 100 metres and downstream for 300 metres
  • Crooked Creek System - Marquis, Blain, and Eby Townships
  • Duckbreast and Groves Lakes - beginning at the narrowing of the south end of Duckbreast Lake (47°40′N., 81°38′W.), continuing in a southerly direction through the creek and extending 100 m into the north end of Groves Lake (47°38′N., 81°36′W.), encompassing the waters locally known as Spruce Lake
  • Firth Creek (Spawning Creek) - Milner Township
  • Floodwood River - McQuibban Township, the part of the river within McQuibban Township
  • Groundhog River - see waterbody exceptions
  • Horwood Lake - Dale Township, from a point on the Woman River 1 kilometre upstream from its confluence with the Rush River, downstream to Horwood Lake and all waters of Horwood Lake within Dale Township
  • Horwood Lake - Horwood and Keith Townships, Cornice Creek downstream from the Keith Township boundary to Horwood Lake including all waters of Horwood Lake within 2 kilometres of the Cornice Creek mouth
  • Horwood Lake - Horwood Township, from the outflow of Great Pike Lake downstream to Horwood Lake and including all waters of Horwood Lake within 300 metres of the creek mouth
  • Horwood Lake - Horwood Township, Marl Creek downstream from the Horwood Township boundary to Horwood Lake and including all waters of Horwood Lake within 1.8 kilometres of the Marl Creek mouth
  • Horwood Lake - Horwood Township, Swayze River downstream from the Horwood Township boundary to Horwood Lake and including all waters of Horwood Lake within 800 metres of the Swayze River mouth
  • Horwood Lake - Keith Township, the portion known as Hoodoo Lake or Hoodoo Bay
  • Kapakita Creek - Maisonville Township
  • Kenogaming Lake - Kenogaming Township, from the outflow of Kaneki Lake downstream to Kenogaming Lake and including the waters of the adjacent bay
  • Little Abitibi Lake - McQuibban Township, waters in the northern part of the lake within McQuibban Township
  • Little Abitibi River - see waterbody exceptions
  • Mattagami River - Gouin and Hassard Townships, between the dam at Kenogamissi Falls to a point on the Kenogamissi Lake at approximately (48°02′N., 81°32′30″W.)
  • Mattagami River - Mahaffy Township, lying between the Lower Sturgeon hydro dam and downstream to the northern boundary of Mahaffy Township
  • Mattagami River - Mountjoy Township, from the face of Sandy Falls power dam downstream to the boundary of Mountjoy Township
  • Mesomikenda Lake - waters known as the West Arm - Somme and Neville Townships including waters of the Somme River in Neville Township
  • Michiwakenda Lake - from the outflow of Okawakenda Lake downstream to Michiwakenda Lake and including the waters of the northwest bay
  • Minisinakwa Lake - from the northern point of the first island at the mouth of the Makami River (47°40′N., 81°45′W.) continuing north for 13 kilometres to 100 metres north of the top of the falls on the Makami River (47°46′N., 81°46′W.)
  • Minisinakwa Lake - from Benneweis Bay (47°34′N., 81°43′W.) and continuing west for 3 kilometres up Benneweis Creek to the first small pond excluding the unnamed Lake (47°34′N., 81°44′W.)
  • Minisinakwa River - Noble, Togo and Mattagami Townships
  • Mons Creek (Hay Creek) - Usnac Township
  • Nabakwasi River - all waters east of the power transmission line to the mouth of the Opikinimika River and upstream to the outflow of Ola Lake
  • Nabakwasi River - from the outflow of Nabakwasi Lake downstream to the confluence with the Minisinakwa River
  • Nebskwashi River - Chapleau Township, from Highway 129 downstream to a narrowing of the river at 47°49′34″N., 83°23′36″W.
  • Opasatika River, Crow Creek, Wolfe Creek, Montcalm Creek, and South Crow Creek - McCrea Township
  • Opishing Lake - Hillary Township, waters of Kamiskotia River and Opishing Lake between Highway 101 and first narrows on Opishing Lake at latitude 48°14′06″N.
  • Porcupine River - from 200 metres upstream of the old N.R. Crossing on the South Porcupine River downstream to Porcupine Lake and all waters within 200 metres of the river mouth
  • Twenty-Six Mile Creek - Robb and Turnbull Townships, between Kamiskotia Lake and Christmas Lake
  • Waterhen Creek - Ossian Township, from Waterhen Lake to the mouth of the creek as it flows into Labyrinth Lake

No fishing - April 1 to June 30

  • Departure Lake and Poplar Rapids River - Haggart Township, lying south of a line from a point on the west shore of Departure Lake at 49°13′22″N., 81°48′22″W. and the peninsula on the east shore at 49°13′44″N., 81°48′11″W. and the inflow of the Poplar Rapids River upstream to the first rapids, including 500 metres of Sydere Creek measured upstream from the mouth where it enters the Poplar Rapids River

No fishing - April 15 to June 30

  • Little Abitibi River - see waterbody exceptions
  • Thorning River - from the mouth of the river at Harris Lake upstream to the junction of the first creek

No fishing - April 15 to July 15

No fishing - from day after Labour Day to December 31

  • Wakusimi River - Griffin, Seaton and Lisgar Townships