Manitoulin Fishing Districts

Manitoulin Island is blessed with being at the intersection of four different fishing Districts for Ontario, as follows:

District 15 Great La Cloche Island, Birch Island, and North Shore
District 17 North Channel (between Manitoulin Island & North Shore)
District 28 Manitoulin Island, Barrie Island, and Cockburn Island
District 35 Lake Huron (South Shore of Manitoulin Island)

These Districts include:

Two different deep, cold water lake areas (Lake Huron, and North Channel);
Deep & cold inland lakes (Lake Kagawan);
Warmer, shallow inland lakes (Lake Mindemoya); and
Small streams with salmon and trout (Mindemoya River, Blue Jay Creek, Manitou River, Bass Creek, Kagawong River, etc.).

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Manitoulin Fishing Seasons & Species

The most common species on Manitoulin's inland waters are largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Crappie, Muskellunge (Muskie), Yellow Perch, Northern Pike, Atlantic Salmon, Pacific Salmon (Chinook, Coho, and Pink), Sauger, Splake, Sturgeon, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Walleye, and Whitefish. The following table gives you the open season for the various species of fish for District 28 (Manitoulin Island):

Fishing open season on Manitoulin Island, Northern Ontario, Canada for largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Crappie, Muskellunge (Muskie), Yellow Perch, Northern Pike, Atlantic Salmon, Pacific Salmon (Chinook, Coho, and Pink), Sauger, Splake, Sturgeon, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Walleye, and Whitefish

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Lake Huron Fishing Season & Species

The most common species on Lake Huron are largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Crappie, Muskellunge (Muskie), Yellow Perch, Northern Pike, Atlantic Salmon, Pacific Salmon (Chinook, Coho, and Pink), Sauger, Splake, Sturgeon, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Walleye, and Whitefish. The following table gives you the open season for the various species of fish for District 35 (Lake Huron):

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