Ontario · Canada
Lake Nipigon
- Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Regulation zone
- Fisheries Management Zone 6
Species in Lake Nipigon
Blackfin Cisco
Blacknose Shiner
Bloater
Brook Stickleback
Brook Trout
Brown Trout
Burbot- Carps and Minnows
Cisco- Coregonus sp.
Deepwater Sculpin
Emerald Shiner
Finescale Dace
Golden Shiner
Iowa Darter
Johnny Darter
Lake Chub
Lake Sturgeon
Lake Trout
Lake Whitefish
Logperch
Longnose Dace
Longnose Sucker
Mottled Sculpin
Ninespine Stickleback
Nipigon Cisco
Northern Pearl Dace
Northern Pike
Northern Redbelly Dace
Rainbow Smelt
River Shiner
Round Whitefish
Sauger- Sculpins
Shorthead Redhorse
Shortjaw Cisco
Shortnose Cisco
Silver Redhorse
Slimy Sculpin
Smallmouth Bass
Spoonhead Sculpin
Spottail Shiner- Sticklebacks
Threespine Stickleback
Trout-Perch- Unidentifiable
Walleye
White Sucker- Whitefish subfamily
Yellow Perch
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Seasons & limits — Fisheries Management Zone 6
| Species | Season | Limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Trout | 4th Sat. in Apr. - Labour Day | S - 5, not more than 1 greater than 30 cm (11.8 in.) | Conservation licence: C - 2, not more than 1 greater than 30 cm (11.8 in.) |
| Brown Trout | Open all year | S - 5 | Conservation licence: C - 2 |
| Lake Trout | Jan. 1 - Sept. 30 | S - 2, not more than 1 greater than 56 cm (22 in.) from Sept. 1 - Sept. 30; no size limit rest of year | Conservation licence: C - 1, no size limit |
| Lake Whitefish | Open all year | S - 12 | Conservation licence: C - 6 |
| Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass or any combination | Open all year | S - 4 | Conservation licence: C - 2 |
| Northern Pike | Open all year | S - 4, not more than 1 greater than or equal to 70 cm (27.6 in.) | Conservation licence: C - 2, not more than 1 greater than or equal to 70 cm (27.6 in.) |
| Walleye and Sauger or any combination | Jan. 1 - Apr. 14 & 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
- Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits — Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits — No size limits — Dead Rainbow smelt may be used as bait or possessed for use as bait.
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Species & zone: Land Information Ontario (Aquatic Resource Area). Regulations: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary data (data.ontario.ca).