BLACK STURGEON RIVER AT HIGHWAY NO. 17
BLACK STURGEON RIVER ON WSC
BLACK STURGEON RIVER AT HIGHWAY NO. 17 (02AC002) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the BLACK STURGEON RIVER in ON, operated by the Water Survey of Canada. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 13 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- WSC station ID
- 02AC002
- Agency
- WSC
- Province
- ON
- Coordinates
- 48.9042, -88.3769
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Fishing regulations
FMZ 6 zone defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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Brook Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Apr 25 – Sep 7 Details
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Apr 25 – Sep 7
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 5
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
- Size rule
- not more than 1 greater than 30 centimetres
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Northern Pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 4
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
- Size rule
- not more than 1 greater than or equal to 70 centimetres
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Smallmouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 4
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Apr 14; May 16 – Dec 31 Details
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May 16 – Dec 31
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 4
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
- Size rule
- not more than 1 greater than 46 centimetres
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Yellow Perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 50
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 25
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Blacknose Shiner No season data
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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Emerald Shiner No season data
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Johnny Darter No season data
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Logperch No season data
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Silver Redhorse No season data
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Spottail Shiner No season data
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White Sucker No season data
General area restrictions
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Period not confirmed
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 5
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
- Limit details
- total daily catch possession limit for all trout salmon species combined
Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-07-27 in America/Toronto
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Sampled in this watershedBlack Sturgeon River At Highway No. 17 has documented fish occurrence data from Ontario provincial surveys (Aquatic Resource Area Survey Point, LIO Open Data). The survey records 13 species from observation sampling near this station.
Species include: White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Pike (Esox lucius), Johnny Darter (Etheostoma nigrum), Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu), Silver Redhorse (Moxostoma anisurum), and 8 others.
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Logperch Percina caprodes
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
2 additional record(s) were reported as unidentified or mixed-taxa observations and are not resolved to species.
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled in this watershed
- Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
- Records
- 13 species
- from 15 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 21, 2018 – Jul 21, 2018
- 1 dated record