Ontario · Canada
Bonnechere River
- Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Regulation zone
- Fisheries Management Zone 15
Species in Bonnechere River
American Eel
Banded Killifish
Black Crappie
Blackchin Shiner
Blacknose Dace
Blacknose Shiner
Bluntnose Minnow
Brassy Minnow
Brook Stickleback
Brook Trout
Brown Bullhead
Brown Trout
Burbot- Carps and Minnows
Central Mudminnow
Channel Catfish
Common Shiner
Creek Chub
Emerald Shiner
Fallfish
Golden Shiner
Greater Redhorse
Iowa Darter
Johnny Darter- Johnny Darter x Tesselated Darter
Lake Whitefish
Largemouth Bass- Lepomis sp.
Logperch
Longnose Dace
Longnose Gar- Micropterus sp.
Mimic Shiner
Mottled Sculpin- Moxostoma sp.
Muskellunge
Northern Pike
Northern Redbelly Dace- Perches
- Percina sp.
Pugnose Shiner
Pumpkinseed
Rainbow Smelt
River Redhorse
Rock Bass
Rosyface Shiner
Sand Shiner
Sauger
Shorthead Redhorse
Silver Redhorse
Smallmouth Bass
Spottail Shiner
Stonecat- Suckers
- Sunfishes
Tadpole Madtom
Walleye
White Sucker
Yellow Perch
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Seasons & limits — Fisheries Management Zone 15
| Species | Season | Limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Trout | Jan. 1 - Sept. 30 | S - 5 | Conservation licence: C - 2 |
| Brown Trout | Open all year | S - 5 | Conservation licence: C - 2 |
| Channel Catfish | Open all year | S - 12 | Conservation licence: C - 6 |
| Crappie | Open all year | S - 30 | Conservation licence: C - 10 |
| Lake Whitefish | Open all year | S - 12 | Conservation licence: C - 6 |
| Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass or any combination | 4th Sat. in June - Nov. 30 | S - 6 | Conservation licence: C - 2 |
| Muskellunge | 1st Sat. in June - Dec. 15 | S - 1, must be greater than 91 cm (36 in.) | Conservation licence: C - 0 |
| Northern Pike | Jan. 1 - Mar. 31 & 3rd Sat. in May - Dec. 31 | S - 6 | Conservation licence: C - 2 |
| Sunfish | Open all year | S - 50 | Conservation licence: C - 25 |
| Walleye and Sauger or any combination | Jan. 1 - Mar. 15 & 3rd Sat. in May - Dec. 31 | S - 4, not more than 1 greater than 46 cm (18.1 in.) | Conservation licence: C - 2, not more than 1 greater than 46 cm (18.1 in.) |
| Yellow Perch | Open all year | S - 50 | Conservation licence: C - 25 |
Always confirm regulations with the official provincial guide before fishing — rules change, and waterbody-specific exceptions apply.
Waterbody-specific rules
- Walleye — Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits — S - 2, must be greater than 50 cm (19.7 in.) — No size limits
- Walleye — Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits — C - 1, must be greater than 50 cm (19.7 in.) — No size limits
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Species & zone: Land Information Ontario (Aquatic Resource Area). Regulations: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary data (data.ontario.ca).