PICKEREL RIVER ABOVE CANTIN LAKE
PICKEREL RIVER ON WSC
PICKEREL RIVER ABOVE CANTIN LAKE (02DD028) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the PICKEREL 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. 23 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- WSC station ID
- 02DD028
- Agency
- WSC
- Province
- ON
- Coordinates
- 45.9849, -80.4104
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Fishing regulations
FMZ 11 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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Muskellunge Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 20 – Dec 15 Details
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Jun 20 – Dec 15
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 1
- Size rule
- must be greater than 122 centimetres
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 16 – Dec 31; Jan 1 – Mar 15 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
- none between 43-60 centimetres not more than 1 greater than 60 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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Bluntnose Minnow No season data
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Brook Silverside No season data
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Burbot No season data
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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Common Shiner No season data
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Creek Chub No season data
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Emerald Shiner No season data
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Fathead Minnow No season data
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Golden Shiner No season data
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Johnny Darter No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 6
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Logperch No season data
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Northern Redbelly Dace No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Rock Bass No season data
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Rosyface Shiner No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 6
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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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 watershedPickerel River Above Cantin Lake has documented fish occurrence data from Ontario provincial surveys (Aquatic Resource Area Survey Point, LIO Open Data). The survey records 23 species from observation sampling near this station.
Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos), Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy), Johnny Darter (Etheostoma nigrum), and 18 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Burbot Lota lota
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Logperch Percina caprodes
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- 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
- 23 species
- from 25 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 30, 2014 – May 20, 2021
- 23 dated records