Ontario Fisheries Management Zone 12: seasons & limits 2026
Zone-wide seasons and catch limits copied from the Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary on ontario.ca, and each value checked against the 2026 summary PDF. Species exceptions, waterbody exceptions and fish sanctuaries in this zone are not repeated here — check the official zone page before you fish. If anything here disagrees with Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry is right.
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Zone-wide seasons & limits
S = limit with a Sport Fishing licence, C = limit with a Conservation Fishing licence. Catch limits are also possession limits unless stated.
| Species | Limits (S / C) | Size limit |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate limits for trout and salmon (including splake) | S-5 and C-2; total daily catch and possession limit for all trout and salmon species combined | — |
Atlantic salmon
| S-1 and C-0 | — |
Brook trout
| S-5 and C-2 | — |
Brown trout and rainbow trout
| S-5 and C-2 | — |
Channel catfish
| S-12 and C-6 | — |
Crappie
| S-30 and C-10 | — |
Lake sturgeon
| — | — |
Lake trout and splake
| S-2 and C-1; must be greater than 45 centimetres | — |
Lake whitefish
| S-12 and C-6 | — |
Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined
| S-6 and C-2 | — |
Muskellunge
| S-1; must be greater than 137 centimetres, and C-0 | — |
Northern pike
| S-6 and C-2 | — |
Sunfish
| no limit | — |
Walleye and sauger combined
| S-5 and C-2; must be less than 40 centimetres from March 1 to June 15 | — |
Yellow perch
| S-50 and C-25 | — |
ontario.ca — Fisheries Management Zone 12 2026 · official source ↗ · checked Oct 17, 2026
Exceptions apply. Many lakes and rivers in Zone 12 have their own seasons, limits or sanctuaries.