Ontario fishing regulations 2026 by zone
Ontario sets fishing seasons and limits by Fisheries Management Zone (FMZ) and hunting seasons by Wildlife Management Unit (WMU). Copied from ontario.ca and checked against the 2026 summaries. If anything here disagrees with the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry is right.
Checked against ontario.ca Oct 17, 2026311 zone-wide rules · 20 zones
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Fisheries Management Zones
Not sure which zone you're in? Use the official zone map ↗.
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Lake water levels
Lake ErieOfficial gauge levelLake OntarioOfficial gauge levelLake St. ClairOfficial gauge levelLake NipissingOfficial gauge levelLake MuskokaOfficial gauge level
Licences
Ontario has two fishing licence types: a Sport Fishing licence (S limits) and a Conservation Fishing licence (lower C limits). We don't sell licences — use Ontario's official page:
Hunting? See Ontario hunting seasons.