Ontario Fisheries Management Zone 5: 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 | — |
Brook trout
| S-5 and C-2 | — |
Brown trout
| S-5 and C-2 | — |
Crappie
| S-10 and C-5 | — |
Lake sturgeon
| — | — |
Lake trout
| Non-Canadian residents | — |
Lake whitefish
| S-12 and C-6 | — |
Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined
| S-4 and C-2; must be less than 35 centimetres from January 1 to June 30 | — |
Muskellunge
| S-1; must be greater than 102 centimetres and C-0 | — |
Northern pike
| S-4 and C-2; none greater than 75 centimetres | — |
Rainbow trout
| S-5 and C-2 | — |
Splake
| S-5 and C-2 | — |
Sunfish
| S-50 and C-25 | — |
Walleye and sauger combined
| Non-Canadian residents | — |
Yellow perch
| S-50 and C-25 | — |
ontario.ca — Fisheries Management Zone 5 2026 · official source ↗ · checked Oct 17, 2026
Exceptions apply. Many lakes and rivers in Zone 5 have their own seasons, limits or sanctuaries.