Fisheries Management Zone 13
General information
- See general fishing regulations for more information on how to use this summary.
- Two lines may be used when trolling from a boat in open water in Lake Huron (Main Basin), excluding South Bay on Manitoulin Island, Georgian Bay (Zone 14), the North Channel (Zone 14) and tributaries to Lake Huron in Zones 10, 15, and 16.
- The following species are not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year:
- brook trout
- splake
Zone-wide seasons and limits
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-2 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: third Saturday in June to December 15
Limits: S-1; must be greater than 102 cm, and C-0
Northern pike
Season: open all year
Limits: S-4 and C-2
Pacific salmon
Season: open all year
Limits: S-5 and C-2
Rainbow trout
Season: open all year
Limits: S-2 and C-1
Sunfish
Season: open all year
Limits: S-50 and C-25
Walleye and sauger combined
Season: open all year
Limits: S-6 and C-2
Yellow perch
Season: open all year
Limits: S-50 and C-25