Fisheries Management Zone 3
General information
- See general fishing regulations for more information on how to use this summary.
- The following species are not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year:
- Atlantic salmon
- brown trout
- channel catfish
- crappie
- muskellunge
- Pacific salmon
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 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
Brook trout
Season: January 1 to September 15
Limits: S-5 and C-2
Lake sturgeon
Season: January 1 to April 15 and July 1 to December 31
Limits: S-0 and C-0
Lake trout
Season: January 1 to September 30
Limits: S-3 and C-1
Lake whitefish
Season: open all year
Limits: S-12 and C-6
Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined
Season: open all year
Limits: S-6 and C-2
Northern pike
Season: open all year
Limits: S-6; not more than 2 greater than 61 cm, of which not more than 1 greater than 86 cm, and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 61 cm, none greater than 86 cm
Splake
Season: open all year
Limits: S-5 and C-2
Sunfish
Season: open all year
Limits: S-50 and C-25
Walleye and sauger combined
Season: January 1 to April 14 and third Saturday in May to December 31
Limits: S-4 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 46 cm
Yellow perch
Season: open all year
Limits: S-50 and C-25
Species exceptions
Brook trout
Additional fishing opportunities
Season: open all year
- Pelican Lake (49°54′41″N., 84°08′09″W.) - Rogers Township
- Scaup Lake (50°01′58″N., 84°09′01″W.) - Area 238
Lake trout
Additional fishing opportunities
Season: open all year
- Brave Lake (49°51′15″N., 84°20′43″W.) - Auden Township
Rainbow Trout
Additional fishing opportunities
Season: open all year
Limits: S-5 and C-2
- Swallow Lake (49°55′14″N., 84°08′11″W.) - Rogers Township
Fish sanctuaries
No fishing - from April 1 to June 15
- French Creek - Hanlan Township, from its outflow at French Lake to the area between Hanlan and Wolverine lakes from Lot 13, Concession 10 to Lot 16, Concession 11 (known locally as Hanlan Narrows) and Ryland Creek from its outflow at French Lake to its intersection with the Concession 7 road
- Holland Lake and Holland Creek - Stoddart Township
- Pivabiska River - lying between its outflow from Pivabiska Lake in Lot 28, Concession 12 (Casgrain Township) downstream to the point where it intersects 49°52′N. (Ritchie Township)
- Sainte Therese Creek - from its mouth at Lac Sainte Therese upstream to the point where it crosses the south boundary of Lot 26, Concession 7 (Casgrain Township) and the unnamed tributary lying between Sainte Therese Creek and Highway 583 in Lots 25 and 26, Concession 8
- Stoddart Creek - Stoddart Township, between Stoddart Lake and the Valentine River
- Valentine River - Stoddart, Bannerman and Hanlan Townships, Highway 11 to Hanlan Lake (excluding Fushimi Lake)