BLANCHE RIVER ABOVE ENGLEHART
BLANCHE RIVER ON WSC
BLANCHE RIVER ABOVE ENGLEHART (02JC008) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the BLANCHE 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. 19 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- WSC station ID
- 02JC008
- Operated by
- Water Survey of Canada
- Province
- ON
- Coordinates
- 47.8891, -79.8793
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Fishing regulations
FMZ 8 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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Lake sturgeon Open · Harvest status unknown Jul 1 – Dec 31; Jan 1 – Apr 30 Details
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Jul 1 – Dec 31
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
- 25
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 12
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 6
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Northern pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 6
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
- Size rule
- not more than 2 greater than 61 centimetres of which not more than 1 greater than 86 centimetres ; not more than 1 greater than 61 centimetres none 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
- 5
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Splake 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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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 – Apr 14; May 16 – Dec 31 Details
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May 16 – Dec 31
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 4
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
- Size rule
- not more than 1 greater than 46 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
- 50
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 25
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Brook trout Closed Jan 1 – Sep 15 Details
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Jan 1 – Sep 15
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 5
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Lake trout Closed Feb 15 – Mar 15; May 16 – Sep 30 Details
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Feb 15 – Mar 15
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 3
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 1
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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May 16 – Sep 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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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 watershedBlanche River Above Englehart has documented fish occurrence data from Ontario provincial surveys (Aquatic Resource Area Survey Point, LIO Open Data). The survey records 19 species from observation sampling near this station.
Species include: Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus), Lake Chub (Couesius plumbeus), Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans), and 14 others.
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus
- Lake Chub Couesius plumbeus
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Brassy Minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Logperch Percina caprodes
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
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
- 19 species
- from 20 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 30, 2005 – Aug 17, 2014
- 15 dated records