PIPESTONE RIVER AT KARL LAKE
PIPESTONE RIVER ON WSC
PIPESTONE RIVER AT KARL LAKE (04DA001) is a real-time river monitoring station on the PIPESTONE RIVER 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. 6 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- WSC station ID
- 04DA001
- Operated by
- Water Survey of Canada
- Province
- ON
- Coordinates
- 52.5806, -90.1867
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Fishing regulations
FMZ 2 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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Northern Pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 4
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
- Size rule
- none between 70 centimetres to 90 centimetres not more than one greater than 90 centimetres
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Sauger 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 one greater than 46 centimetres
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Walleye 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 one 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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Shorthead Redhorse 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 2026-09-11 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 watershedPipestone River At Karl Lake has documented fish occurrence data from Ontario provincial surveys (Aquatic Resource Area Survey Point, LIO Open Data). The survey records 6 species from observation sampling near this station.
Species include: White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Pike (Esox lucius), Shorthead Redhorse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum), Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens), Sauger (Sander canadensis), and 1 others.
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Sauger Sander canadensis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
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
- 6 species
- from 7 individual records
- Observed
- Feb 10, 2019 – Mar 10, 2022
- 6 dated records