Zone 10 Fishing Regulations Page (off site)
NEW: CBSA will not allow any poultry or eggs across the border as well as bait (worms, minnows-live or dead, and obviously no leeches or crayfish) into Canada. It is illegal to use crayfish (crawdads) for bait in Ontario. Only commercial bait dealers can import bait legally.
Non-residents can buy a Fishing License and Outdoor Card on-line here
Understanding the Daily Possession Limit in the Ontario Fishing Regulations:
Example: Walleye Limit - Sport License: 4 in one day
The limit of any species is what you can have in your possession at one time. If you have 4 walleye then you can no longer fish for walleye; not even catch and release. You have to eat some or all of the 4 walleye before you can fish for more. Also if you catch 4 walleye during the day and eat them or some, you CANNOT go fish again to bring your limit back up to 4 because you have already caught your possession limit for that day, which is 4. This applies to fishing regulations everywhere in Ontario, not just in Chapleau.
Walleye Regulations (Division 10):
Open Season: Jan. 1 to April 14 & 3rd Sat. May to Dec. 31
Limit - Sport License: 4 in one day
Limit - Conservation License: 2 in one day
Size Restrictions Sport Locense: None greater than 18 inches (46 cm)
Northern Pike Regulations (Division 10):
Open Season: Open all year
Limit - Sport License: 6 in one day
Limit - Conservation License: 2 in one day
Size Restrictions Sport: Only one greater than 24" (61 cm) and none greater than 33.8" (86 cm)
Size Restrictions Conservation: None greater than 24" (61 cm)
Smallmouth Bass Regulations: (Division 10)
Season: 3rd saturday in June to November 30th
Limit - Sport License: 6 in one day
Limit - Conservation License: 3 in one day
Please Note: We are at the crossroad of multiple fishing zones. Most of the lakes that are cusomers fish are not in zone 10 and Smallmouth Bass is open all year in these other zones.
Brook Trout Regulations: (Division 10)
Open Season: Jan. 1 to Sept. 30th
Limit - Sport License: 5 in one day
Limit - Conservation License: 2 in one day
Size Restrictions Sport: Only two greater than 11.8" and only one greater than 15.8"
Size Restrictions Conservation: Only one greater than 11.8" and non greater than 15.8"
Lake Trout Regulations: (Division 10)
Open Season: Jan. 1 to Sept. 30
Limit - Sport License: 2 in one day
Limit - Conservation License: 1 in one day
Size Restrictions Sport: Only one greater than 15.7"
Size Restrictions Conservation: Non can be greater than 15.7""
Perch Regulations: (Division 10)
Season: Open all year
Limit - Sport License: 50 in one day
Limit - Conservation License: 25 in one day
Whitefish Regulations: (Division 10)
Season: Open all year
Limit - Sport License: 12 in one day
Limit - Conservation License: 6 in one day
