Ontario · Canada
Lake Simcoe
- Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Size
- 72500 ha
- Depth
- 41.5 m
- Regulation zone
- Fisheries Management Zone 16
Species in Lake Simcoe
American Eel
Banded Killifish
Black Crappie
Blackchin Shiner
Blacknose Dace
Blacknose Shiner
Bluegill
Bluntnose Minnow
Bowfin
Brassy Minnow
Brook Silverside
Brook Stickleback
Brook Trout
Brown Bullhead
Brown Trout
Burbot- Carps and Minnows
Central Mudminnow
Channel Catfish
Chinook Salmon
Cisco
Common Carp
Common Shiner
Creek Chub
Emerald Shiner
Fathead Minnow
Finescale Dace
Gizzard Shad
Golden Shiner
Hornyhead Chub
Iowa Darter
Johnny Darter- Johnny Darter x Tesselated Darter
Lake Trout
Lake Whitefish
Largemouth Bass
Logperch
Longnose Dace
Longnose Gar
Longnose Sucker
Mottled Sculpin
Muskellunge
Ninespine Stickleback
Northern Pearl Dace
Northern Pike
Northern Redbelly Dace
Pumpkinseed
Rainbow Darter
Rainbow Smelt
Rainbow Trout
River Chub
Rock Bass
Round Goby
Sand Shiner
Shorthead Redhorse
Slimy Sculpin
Smallmouth Bass
Spoonhead Sculpin
Spotfin Shiner
Spottail Shiner
Trout-Perch- Unidentifiable
Walleye
White Crappie
White Sucker
Yellow Bullhead
Yellow Perch
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Seasons & limits — Fisheries Management Zone 16
| Species | Season | Limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Trout | 4th Sat. in Apr. - Sept. 30 | S - 5 | Conservation licence: C - 2 |
| Brown Trout | 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 |
| 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 |
| Rainbow Trout | 4th Sat. in Apr. - Sept. 30 | S - 2 | Conservation licence: C - 1 |
| 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).