Fisheries Management Zone 19
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- Detroit River and St. Clair River are in Zone 19.
- The Niagara River upstream of the falls is in Zone 19.
General information
- See general fishing regulations for more information on how to use this summary.
- Warmouth is listed as endangered in Ontario and may not be caught or possessed under a recreational fishing licence.
- The following species are not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year:
- brook trout
- splake
- FMZ 19 is part of the Great Lakes. Baitfish and leeches from adjacent Bait Management Zones (BMZ) are permitted, but can only be moved out of the Great Lakes to be disposed of immediately more than 30 metres from the water. See bait for more details.
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
Atlantic salmon
Season: open all year
Limits: S-1 and C-0
Brown trout
Season: open all year
Limits: S-5 and C-2
Channel catfish
Season: open all year
Limits: S-12 and C-6
Crappie
Season: open all year
Limits: S-30 and C-10
Lake sturgeon
Season: closed all year
Lake trout
Season: January 1 to September 30 and December 1 to December 31
Limits: S-3 and C-1
Lake whitefish
Season: open all year
Limits: S-12 and C-6
Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined
Season: fourth Saturday in June to November 30
Limits: S-6 and C-2
Muskellunge
Season: first Saturday in June to December 15
Limits: S-1; must be greater than 112 centimetres, and C-0
Northern pike
Season: open all year
Limits: S-6 and C-2
Pacific salmon
Season: open all year
Limits: S-5 and C-2
Rainbow trout
Season: open all year
Limits: S-5 and C-2
Sunfish
Season: open all year
Limits: S-100 and C-50
Walleye and sauger combined
Season: open all year
Limits: S-6 and C-2
Yellow perch
Season: open all year
Limits: S-50; in one day, possession limit of 100, and C-25; in one day, possession limit of 50
Species exceptions
Muskellunge
Season: open from third Saturday in June to December 15
- Niagara River from the Peace Bridge to Niagara Falls
Waterbody exceptions
All waters of FMZ 19
Fish sanctuaries
No fishing - May 15 to Friday before the fourth Saturday in June
- Lake Erie - Walsingham and Norfolk Townships, eastern half of the Inner Long Point Bay
No fishing - June 1 to July 15
- Town of Fort Erie - bounded by lines starting at Stonemill Road (42°52'31.47"N., 78°59'57.76"W.), 750 metres south into Lake Erie to a point at 42°52'11.17"N., 78°59'57.11"W., 1.25 kilometres east to a point at 42°52'12.49"N., 78°58'46.02"W., north to Rosehill Road (42°52'46.83"N., 78°58'47.12"W.) and following the water's edge back to its original point of origin
- Port Colborne - bounded by lines starting at Cassaday Point (42°52'1.79"N., 79°13'4.8"W.), 500 metres south into Lake Erie to a point at 42°51'45.71"N., 79°13''4.19"W., 1 kilometre east to a point at 42°51'46.72"N., 79°12'14.73"W., north to Weaver Road (42°52'17.66"N., 79°12'15.88"W.) and following the water's edge back to its original point of origin.
- Gravelly Bay - from the breakwall on the east side of the Welland Canal, eastward 500 metres to a point at 42°52'7.9"N., 79°14'9.87"W., straight northward to the water's edge at 42°52''32.48"N., 79°14'10.81"W., then following the water's edge back to the east side of the Welland Canal (also includes the inlet north of Nickel's Beach)
- Gravelly Bay - the waters of that part of Gravelly Bay of Lake Erie (City of Port Colborne) lying northwest of a line drawn from the southerly point of Sugar Loaf Point in a northeasterly direction to the southwest corner of the H. Knoll Lakeview Park Marina breakwall