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DODD CREEK BELOW PAYNES MILLS

DODD CREEK ON WSC

DODD CREEK BELOW PAYNES MILLS (02GC031) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the DODD 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. 40 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

WSC station ID
02GC031
Agency
WSC
Province
ON
Coordinates
42.7874, -81.2675

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Fishing regulations

FMZ 16 zone default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

FMZ 16 zone default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.
General area restrictions

  • 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

    Official rule

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 watershed

Dodd Creek Below Paynes Mills has documented fish occurrence data from Ontario provincial surveys (Aquatic Resource Area Survey Point, LIO Open Data). The survey records 40 species from observation sampling near this station.

Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), and 35 others.

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
40 species
from 44 individual records
Observed
Aug 17, 1973 – Aug 19, 2021
40 dated records

Sources