COLDWATER RIVER AT COLDWATER
COLDWATER RIVER ON WSC
COLDWATER RIVER AT COLDWATER (02ED007) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the COLDWATER 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. 28 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- WSC station ID
- 02ED007
- Agency
- WSC
- Province
- ON
- Coordinates
- 44.7072, -79.6438
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Fishing regulations
FMZ 14 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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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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Largemouth Bass 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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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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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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Walleye 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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Black Crappie No season data
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Blacknose Dace No season data
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Bluntnose Minnow No season data
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Brook Stickleback No season data
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Brook Trout No season data
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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Chinook Salmon No season data
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Creek Chub No season data
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Fathead Minnow No season data
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Iowa Darter No season data
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Johnny Darter No season data
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Logperch No season data
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Longnose Dace No season data
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Mimic Shiner No season data
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Mottled Sculpin 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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Rainbow Darter 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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Spotfin 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 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