MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT FERGUSONS FALLS
MISSISSIPPI RIVER ON WSC
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT FERGUSONS FALLS (02KF001) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the MISSISSIPPI 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. 31 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- WSC station ID
- 02KF001
- Agency
- WSC
- Province
- ON
- Coordinates
- 45.0533, -76.2861
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Fishing regulations
FMZ 18 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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Largemouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 20 – Dec 15 Details
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Jun 20 – Dec 15
- 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 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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Smallmouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 20 – Dec 15 Details
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Jun 20 – Dec 15
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 6
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Mar 1; May 9 – Dec 31 Details
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May 9 – Dec 31
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 4
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
- Size rule
- must be between 40-50 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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Banded Killifish No season data
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Black Crappie No season data
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Blacknose Dace No season data
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Blacknose Shiner No season data
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Bluegill 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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Brown Bullhead No season data
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Burbot No season data
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Central Mudminnow 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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Fallfish No season data
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Fathead Minnow No season data
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Golden Shiner 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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Margined Madtom 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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Rock Bass No season data
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Stonecat No season data
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Trout-Perch 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 watershedMississippi River At Fergusons Falls has documented fish occurrence data from Ontario provincial surveys (Aquatic Resource Area Survey Point, LIO Open Data). The survey records 31 species from observation sampling near this station.
Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos), Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans), and 26 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Burbot Lota lota
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Margined Madtom Noturus insignis
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Logperch Percina caprodes
- Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
- 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
- 31 species
- from 37 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 15, 2009 – Sep 16, 2021
- 31 dated records