Ontario · Canada
Lake Superior
- Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Size
- 8210000 ha
- Depth
- 406 m
- Regulation zone
- Fisheries Management Zone 9
Species in Lake Superior
Alewife
American Brook Lamprey
American Eel
Atlantic Salmon
Black Bullhead
Black Crappie
Blackchin Shiner
Blacknose Dace
Blacknose Shiner
Bloater
Bluegill
Bluntnose Minnow
Brassy Minnow
Brook Silverside
Brook Stickleback
Brook Trout
Brown Bullhead
Brown Trout
Burbot- COTTIDAE hybrids
Central Mudminnow
Channel Catfish
Chinook Salmon
Cisco
Coho Salmon
Common Carp
Common Shiner- Cottus sp.
Creek Chub
Emerald Shiner
Fathead Minnow
Finescale Dace
Fourhorn Sculpin
Fourspine Stickleback
Freshwater Drum- Freshwater Tubenose Goby
Gizzard Shad
Golden Shiner
Goldfish
Hornyhead Chub
Iowa Darter
Johnny Darter
Kiyi
Lake Chub
Lake Sturgeon
Lake Trout
Lake Whitefish
Largemouth Bass
Logperch
Longnose Dace
Longnose Sucker
Mimic Shiner
Mottled Sculpin- Moxostoma sp.
Muskellunge
Ninespine Stickleback
Northern Brook Lamprey
Northern Pearl Dace
Northern Pike
Northern Redbelly Dace- Notropis sp.
- Perches
- Pikes
Pink Salmon
Pugnose Shiner
Pumpkinseed
Pygmy Whitefish
Rainbow Smelt
Rainbow Trout- Rhinichthys sp.
River Redhorse
Rock Bass
Rosyface Shiner
Round Goby
Round Whitefish
Ruffe- Salmo sp.
- Salmon and Trout subfamily
Sand Shiner
Sauger- Sculpins
Sea Lamprey
Shorthead Redhorse
Shortjaw Cisco
Silver Lamprey
Silver Redhorse
Slimy Sculpin
Smallmouth Bass
Splake
Spoonhead Sculpin
Spottail Shiner- Sticklebacks
Stonecat- Suckers
Tadpole Madtom
Threespine Stickleback
Trout-Perch
Walleye
White Perch
White Sucker
Yellow Bullhead
Yellow Perch
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Seasons & limits — Fisheries Management Zone 9
| Species | Season | Limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Salmon | Open all year | S - 1 | Conservation licence: C - 0 |
| Brook Trout | 4th Sat. in Apr. - Labour Day | S - 1, must be greater than 56cm (22 in.) | Conservation licence: C - 0 |
| 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 Trout | Jan. 1 - Sept. 30 | S - 3 | Conservation licence: C - 1 |
| Lake Whitefish | Open all year | S - 12 | Conservation licence: C - 6 |
| Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass or any combination | Open all year | S - 6 | Conservation licence: C - 2 |
| Muskellunge | 3rd Sat. in June - Dec. 15 | S-1; must be greater than 137 cm | Conservation licence: C-0 |
| Northern Pike | Open all year | S - 4, none between 70 - 90 cm (27.6 - 35.4 in.), not more than 1 greater than 90 cm (35.4 in.) | Conservation licence: C - 2, none between 70 - 90 cm (27.6 - 35.4 in.), not more than 1 greater than 90 cm (35.4 in.) |
| Rainbow Trout | Open all year | S - 1 | Conservation licence: C - 0 |
| Splake | Jan. 1 - Sept. 30 | S - 3 | Conservation licence: C - 1 |
| Walleye and Sauger or any combination | Jan. 1 - Apr. 14 & 3rd Sat. in May - Dec. 31 | S - 2 | Conservation licence: C - 1 |
| Yellow Perch | Open all year | S - 25 | Conservation licence: C - 12 |
Always confirm regulations with the official provincial guide before fishing — rules change, and waterbody-specific exceptions apply.
Waterbody-specific rules
- Northern Pike — Open all year — S-2; not more than 1 greater than 70 cm, none greater than 90 cm — No size limits
- Northern Pike — Open all year — C-1; none greater than 90 cm — No size limits
- Walleye and Sauger or any combination — open July 1 to December 31 — S-2; must be between 40-50 cm — No size limits
- Walleye and Sauger or any combination — open July 1 to December 31 — C-1; must be between 40-50 cm — No size limits
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Species & zone: Land Information Ontario (Aquatic Resource Area). Regulations: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary data (data.ontario.ca).