NORTH RIVER AT NORTH RIVER

NORTH RIVER NS WSC

NORTH RIVER AT NORTH RIVER (01DH004) is a real-time river monitoring station on the NORTH RIVER in NS, operated by the Water Survey of Canada. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 12 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

WSC station ID: 01DH004
Operated by: Water Survey of Canada
Province: NS
Coordinates: 45.4256, -63.2547

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Fishing regulations

NS province-wide default default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

NS province-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Smallmouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Apr 1 – Oct 31 Details Close
- Apr 1 – Oct 31
  
  Daily limit
  bag limit 5
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Alewife No season data
American Eel No season data
Banded Killifish No season data
Brook Trout No season data
Brown Bullhead No season data
Eastern Banded Killifish No season data
Eastern Blacknose Dace No season data
Lake Chub No season data
Northern Mummichog No season data
Threespine Stickleback No season data
White Sucker No season data

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-11 in America/Halifax

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Nova Scotia Anglers' Handbook before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

North River At North River has 12 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Lake Chub (Couesius plumbeus), and 7 others.

Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
American Eel Anguilla rostrata
White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
Lake Chub Couesius plumbeus
Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
Eastern Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus
Northern Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus
Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis

Where these records come from

Evidence: Community observations nearby; Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records: 12 species; from 79 individual records
Observed: Nov 13, 2017 – Oct 13, 2025; 79 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 79 records