BLACK CREEK AT MILFORD

BLACK CREEK ON WSC

BLACK CREEK AT MILFORD (02HE004) is a real-time river monitoring station on the BLACK CREEK in ON, operated by the Water Survey of Canada. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 10 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

WSC station ID: 02HE004
Operated by: Water Survey of Canada
Province: ON
Coordinates: 43.9354, -77.0902

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Fishing regulations

FMZ 20 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 20 zone default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Atlantic salmon Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  1
  
  Size rule
  must be greater than 63 centimetres
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 20 – Dec 31; Jul 4 – Dec 31; Jan 1 – May 10 Details Close
- Jun 20 – Dec 31
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  6
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  2
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
- Jul 4 – Dec 31
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  6
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  2
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Brown trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  5
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  2
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Channel catfish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  12
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  6
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Crappie Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  30
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  10
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Lake trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Sep 30; Dec 1 – Dec 31 Details Close
- Jan 1 – Sep 30
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  3
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  1
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Lake whitefish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  12
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  6
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Muskellunge Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 20 – Dec 15 Details Close
- 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
Northern pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Mar 31; May 2 – Dec 31 Details Close
- May 2 – Dec 31
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  6
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  2
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Pacific salmon Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  5
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  2
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Rainbow trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  2
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  1
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Sunfish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  100
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  50
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Walleye and sauger combined Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Mar 1; May 2 – Dec 31 Details Close
- May 2 – Dec 31
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  4
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  2
  
  Size rule
  not more than 1 greater than 63 centimetres
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Yellow perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  50
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  25
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Lake sturgeon Closed Closed all year Details Close
- Closed all year
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026

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 2026-09-10 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

Black Creek At Milford has documented fish occurrence data from Ontario provincial surveys (Aquatic Resource Area Survey Point, LIO Open Data). The survey records 10 species from observation sampling near this station.

Species include: White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos), Finescale Dace (Chrosomus neogaeus), Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans), and 5 others.

White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos
Finescale Dace Chrosomus neogaeus
Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides
Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
Central Mudminnow Umbra limi

1 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: 10 species; from 11 individual records
Observed: Jun 1, 2005 – Aug 5, 2010; 10 dated records

Sources

Aquatic Resource Area Survey Points — Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (LIO Open Data) — 11 records