Ontario · Canada
Lac Deschênes
- Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Regulation zone
- Fisheries Management Zone 12
Species in Lac Deschênes
American Eel
Banded Killifish
Black Bullhead
Black Crappie
Blackchin Shiner
Blacknose Shiner
Bluegill
Bluntnose Minnow
Brook Stickleback
Brown Bullhead
Brown Trout
Burbot- Carps and Minnows
Central Mudminnow
Channel Catfish
Channel Darter
Cisco
Common Carp
Common Shiner
Creek Chub
Eastern Silvery Minnow
Emerald Shiner
Fallfish
Fathead Minnow- Gars
Golden Shiner
Iowa Darter
Johnny Darter
Lake Sturgeon
Largemouth Bass
Logperch
Longnose Dace
Longnose Gar
Longnose Sucker
Mimic Shiner
Mooneye
Mottled Sculpin- Moxostoma sp.
Muskellunge
Ninespine Stickleback- North American Catfishes
Northern Brook Lamprey
Northern Pearl Dace
Northern Pike
Northern Redbelly Dace- Pikes
Pumpkinseed
Rainbow Smelt
River Redhorse
Rock Bass
Rosyface Shiner
Sand Shiner
Sauger
Shorthead Redhorse
Silver Lamprey
Silver Redhorse
Slimy Sculpin
Smallmouth Bass
Spotfin Shiner
Spottail Shiner- Suckers
- Sunfishes
Tadpole Madtom- Temperate Basses
Tessellated Darter
Trout-Perch
Walleye
White Crappie
White Sucker
Yellow Bullhead
Yellow Perch
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Seasons & limits — Fisheries Management Zone 12
| Species | Season | Limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Trout | Fri. before 4th Sat. in Apr. - Sept. 30 | 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 |
| Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass or any combination | Fri. before 4th Sat. in June - Nov. 30 | S - 6 | Conservation licence: C - 2 |
| Muskellunge | Fri. before 3rd Sat. in June - Dec. 15 | S - 1, must be greater than 137 cm (54 in.) | Conservation licence: C - 0 |
| Northern Pike | Jan. 1 - Mar. 31 & Fri. before 3rd Sat. in May - Dec. 31 | S - 6 | Conservation licence: C - 2 |
| Sunfish | Open all year | No limit | Conservation licence: No limit |
| Walleye and Sauger or any combination | Jan. 1 - Mar. 31 & Fri. before 3rd Sat. in May - Dec. 31 | S - 5, must be less than 40 cm (15.7 in.) from Mar. 1 - June 15 | Conservation licence: C - 2, must be less than 40 cm (15.7 in.) from Mar. 1 - June 15 |
| 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.
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Species & zone: Land Information Ontario (Aquatic Resource Area). Regulations: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary data (data.ontario.ca).