Ontario · Canada
Lake Couchiching
- Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Size
- 4896.9 ha
- Depth
- 12 m
- Regulation zone
- Fisheries Management Zone 16
Species in Lake Couchiching
Banded Killifish
Black Bullhead
Black Crappie
Blackchin Shiner
Blacknose Shiner
Bluegill
Bluntnose Minnow
Bowfin
Brassy Minnow
Brook Stickleback
Brown Bullhead
Burbot- Carps and Minnows
Central Mudminnow
Channel Catfish
Common Carp
Common Shiner
Creek Chub
Emerald Shiner
Fathead Minnow
Golden Shiner
Iowa Darter- Johnny Darter x Tesselated Darter
Lake Trout
Lake Whitefish
Largemouth Bass
Logperch
Mottled Sculpin
Muskellunge
Northern Pike
Northern Redbelly Dace
Pugnose Minnow
Pumpkinseed
Rainbow Smelt
Rock Bass
Rosyface Shiner
Sand Shiner
Smallmouth Bass
Spotfin Shiner
Spottail Shiner
Walleye
White Sucker
Yellow Perch
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Seasons & limits — Fisheries Management Zone 16
| Species | Season | Limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channel Catfish | Open all year | S - 12 | Conservation licence: C - 6 |
| Crappie | Open all year | S - 30 | Conservation licence: C - 10 |
| Lake Trout | Jan. 1 - Sept. 30 | S - 2 | Conservation licence: C - 1 |
| 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 & 2nd Sat. in May - Dec. 31 | S - 6 | Conservation licence: C - 2 |
| Walleye and Sauger or any combination | Jan. 1 - Mar. 15 & 2nd 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
- Lake Herring (Cisco) — Jan. 1 - Mar. 15 & 2nd Sat. in May - Sept. 30 — C - 1 — No size limits
- Yellow Perch — Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits — S - 50 in one day — No size limits
- Yellow Perch — Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits — C - 25 in one day — No size limits
- Muskellunge — Closed all year — Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits — No size limits
- Yellow Perch — Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits — S - 100 — No size limits
- Lake Herring (Cisco) — Jan. 1 - Mar. 15 & 2nd Sat. in May - Sept. 30 — S - 2 — No size limits
- Lake Trout — Jan. 1 - Mar. 15 & 2nd Sat. in May - Sept. 30 — Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits — No size limits
- Lake Whitefish — Jan. 1 - Mar. 15 & 2nd Sat. in May - Sept. 30 — C - 1 — No size limits
- Lake Whitefish — Jan. 1 - Mar. 15 & 2nd Sat. in May - Sept. 30 — S - 2 — No size limits
- Yellow Perch — Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits — C - 50 — No size limits
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Species & zone: Land Information Ontario (Aquatic Resource Area). Regulations: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary data (data.ontario.ca).