FRENCH RIVER AT RECOLLET FALLS
FRENCH RIVER ON WSC
FRENCH RIVER AT RECOLLET FALLS (02DD029) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the FRENCH 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. 6 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- WSC station ID
- 02DD029
- Agency
- WSC
- Province
- ON
- Coordinates
- 46.0166, -80.6036
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Fishing regulations
FMZ 10 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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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 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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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Finescale Dace No season data
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Johnny Darter No season data
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Northern Redbelly Dace No season data
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 watershedFrench River At Recollet Falls has documented fish occurrence data from Ontario provincial surveys (Aquatic Resource Area Survey Point, LIO Open Data). The survey records 6 species from observation sampling near this station.
Species include: Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos), Finescale Dace (Chrosomus neogaeus), Johnny Darter (Etheostoma nigrum), Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens), Walleye (Sander vitreus), and 1 others.
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos
- Finescale Dace Chrosomus neogaeus
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
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
- 6 species
- from 6 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 6, 2021 – Oct 6, 2021
- 3 dated records