MOOREFIELD CREEK NEAR ROTHSAY
MOOREFIELD CREEK ON WSC
MOOREFIELD CREEK NEAR ROTHSAY (02GA042) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the MOOREFIELD CREEK 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
- 02GA042
- Agency
- WSC
- Province
- ON
- Coordinates
- 43.8230, -80.7179
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Fishing regulations
FMZ 16 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 30 Details
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Apr 25 – Sep 30
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 5
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Brown Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Apr 25 – Sep 30 Details
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Apr 25 – Sep 30
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 5
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Northern Pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Mar 31; May 9 – Dec 31 Details
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May 9 – Dec 31
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 6
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Rainbow Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Apr 25 – Sep 30 Details
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Apr 25 – 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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Smallmouth 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
- 6
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
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 Stickleback No season data
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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Central Stoneroller 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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Fantail Darter No season data
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Fathead Minnow No season data
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Greater Redhorse No season data
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Hornyhead Chub 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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Least Darter No season data
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Longnose Dace No season data
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Northern Hog Sucker No season data
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Northern Redbelly Dace No season data
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Rainbow Darter No season data
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River Chub 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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Stonecat 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 watershedMoorefield Creek Near Rothsay 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), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos), Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans), and 23 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Least Darter Etheostoma microperca
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Greater Redhorse Moxostoma valenciennesi
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- River Chub Nocomis micropogon
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
6 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 34 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 20, 1986 – Sep 30, 2020
- 28 dated records