Ontario FMZ 1 — Sport Fishing Regulations
Ontario Fisheries Management Zone 1 (FMZ 1) sport-fishing rules for licence year 2026: seasons, S-n and C-n limits, exceptions and sanctuaries — reproduced from the Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary HTML, with citations. The Summary is not the law.
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Official source (Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary): https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-fishing-regulations-summary/fisheries-management-zone-1
Data retrieved: 2026-09-05 · HTML last updated 2026-08-04 · Licence year 2026 (calendar). 8 of 8 zone-wide species included. The Ontario HTML for this FMZ lists no waterbody exceptions. This is not complete Ontario.
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General information
- That part of the Berens River that is between Zone 2 and Zone 4, is wholly within Zone 4.
- That part of the Missinaibi River and Moose River that is between Zone 3 and Zone 8, is wholly within Zone 8.
- Universal Transverse Mercator ( UTM ) coordinates are in UTM Zone 16.
- Refer to general fishing regulations for more information on how to use this summary.
- In Zone 1, only one barbless hook may be used and live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait.
- The following species are not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year:
- Atlantic salmon
- brown trout
- channel catfish
- crappie
- largemouth and smallmouth bass
- muskellunge
- rainbow trout
- splake
- sunfish
- Pacific salmon
Zone-wide rules
| Species | Catch limit | Length limit | Gear | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
January 1 to September 30
| Species | Catch limit | Length limit | Gear | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook trout | S-5 and C-2; not more than one greater than 40 centimetres |
January 1 to April 30 and July 1 to December 31
| Species | Catch limit | Length limit | Gear | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake sturgeon | S-0 and C-0 |
Open all year
| Species | Catch limit | Length limit | Gear | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake trout | S-3 and C-1 | |||
| Lake whitefish | S-12 and C-6 | |||
| Northern pike | S-6; not more than two greater than 61 centimetres, of which not more than one greater than 86 centimetres, and C-2; not more than one greater than 61 centimetres, none greater than 86 centimetres | |||
| Walleye and sauger combined | S-4 and C-2; not more than one greater than 46 centimetres | |||
| Yellow perch | S-50 and C-25 |
Bait restrictions
- In Zone 1, only one barbless hook may be used and live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait.