2022 Fishing Seasons – Zone 20

General Information


Zone-wide seasons and limits

Zone-wide seasons and limits apply to all waters in the Zone except for the specific waters and species listed in the species exceptions, waterbody exceptions and fish sanctuaries.

Aggregate limits for trout and salmon (including splake)

Limits: S-5 and C-2; total daily catch and possession limit for all trout and salmon species combined

SpeciesSeasonLimit
Atlantic SalmonAll YearS-1; must be greater than 63 centimetres, and C-0
Bass – LargemouthEarly season catch and release: Jan 1 to May 10
Regular season: third Saturday in June to Dec 31
Early Season: S-0 and C-0
Regular Season: S-6 and C-2
Bass – SmallmouthEarly season catch and release: Jan 1 to May 10
Regular season: first Saturday in July to Dec 31
Early Season: S-0 and C-0
Regular Season: S-6 and C-2
Brown TroutAll YearS-5 and C-2
Channel CatfishAll YearS-12 and C-6
CrappieAll YearS-30 and C-10
Lake SturgeonClosed
Lake TroutJan 1 to Sept 30
Dec 1 to Dec 31
S-3 and C-1
Lake WhitefishAll YearS-12 and C-6
MuskellungeThird Saturday in June to Dec 15S-1; must be greater than 137 centimetres, and C-0
Northern PikeJan 1 to Mar 31
first Saturday in May to Dec 31
S-6 and C-2
Pacific SalmonAll YearS-5 and C-2
Rainbow TroutAll YearS-2 and C-1
SunfishAll YearS-100 and C-50
Walleye and Sauger combinedJan 1 to Mar 1
first Saturday in May to Dec 31
S-4 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 63 cm
Yellow PerchAll yearS-50 and C-25

Species exceptions

Walleye

Limits: S-4 and C-2; no size limit

  • St. Lawrence River, waters east of a line drawn between Bishops Point and the easternmost tips of Howe and Wolfe Islands, and including Lake St. Francis

Yellow perch

Season: open from January 1 to March 31 and second Saturday in May to December 31

  • Lake St. Francis and the waters of the St. Lawrence River lying east of Robert H. Saunders Generating Station

Waterbody exceptions

All waters of Lake Ontario and the Niagara River (downstream of Niagara Falls), excluding:

  • Hamilton Harbour
  • Toronto Harbour
  • Frenchman’s Bay
  • Murray Canal
  • Presqu’ile Bay
  • Weller’s Bay
  • East Lake
  • West Lake
  • Bay of Quinte (the waters lying west of the Glenora Ferry)
  • St. Lawrence River (waters lying east of a line drawn between Bishops Point and the easternmost tips of Howe and Wolfe islands)
  • all other tributaries to Lake Ontario

Two lines may be used when angling from a boat in open water.


Fish sanctuaries

No fishing – April 1 to Friday before first Saturday in May

  • Consecon Creek – Hillier and Ameliasburgh Townships, from the dam in the Village of Consecon to Weller’s Bay
  • Consecon Creek – Hillier Township, from Lot 86 in Concession 5 to the mouth of the creek
  • Moira River and Bay of Quinte – from the Lott Dam downstream, including Belleville Harbour in the Bay of Quinte
  • Napanee River – Town of Napanee, from the waterfalls at Springside Park downstream to the bridge at Centre Street
  • Trent River – City of Quinte West, between the first dam north of Lake Ontario downstream to the south side of the Dundas Street bridge and the Trent Canal from Lock Number 1 downstream to where it joins the Trent River