COLDWATER RIVER AT COLDWATER
COLDWATER RIVER ON WSC
COLDWATER RIVER AT COLDWATER (02ED007) is a real-time river monitoring station on the COLDWATER RIVER in ON, operated by the Water Survey of Canada. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and publishes a 7-day flow forecast when flow data is available. 28 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- WSC station ID
- 02ED007
- Operated by
- Water Survey of Canada
- Province
- ON
- Coordinates
- 44.7072, -79.6438
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Fishing regulations
FMZ 14 zone defaultSpecies regulated in this area
These are species and groups covered by the applicable area rules, not a claim that they occur at this station.
Default rules for this area. A grey row means the current season status is not confirmed by this release.
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Atlantic salmon Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 1
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Brown trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 5
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Channel catfish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 12
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 6
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Crappie Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 30
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 10
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Lake herring (cisco) Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 25
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 12
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Lake whitefish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 12
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 6
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 27 – Nov 30 Details
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Jun 27 – Nov 30
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 3
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 1
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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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 137 centimetres
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Northern pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Mar 1; May 1 – Dec 31 Details
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May 1 – Dec 31
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 1
- Size rule
- in one day possession limit of four not more than one greater than 86 centimetres ; in one day possession limit of two not more than one greater than 86 centimetres
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Pacific salmon Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 5
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Rainbow trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 1
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Sunfish 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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Walleye and sauger combined Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Mar 1; May 1 – Dec 31 Details
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May 1 – Dec 31
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 1
- Size rule
- in one day possession limit of four none between 41-56 centimetres not more than one greater than 56 centimetres ; in one day possession limit of two none between 41-56 centimetres not more than one greater than 56 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
- 25
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 12
- Size rule
- in one day possession limit of 50 ; in one day possession limit of 25
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Lake sturgeon Closed Closed all year Details
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Closed all year
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Lake trout Closed Jan 1 – Sep 30; Dec 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Sep 30
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 1
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Dec 1 – Dec 31
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 1
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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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 2026-10-26 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 watershedColdwater River At Coldwater has documented fish occurrence data from Ontario provincial surveys (Aquatic Resource Area Survey Point, LIO Open Data). The survey records 28 species from observation sampling near this station.
Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos), Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans), and 23 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Logperch Percina caprodes
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
4 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
- 28 species
- from 32 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 31, 1987 – Oct 16, 2018
- 28 dated records