ATIKOKAN RIVER AT ATIKOKAN
ATIKOKAN RIVER ON WSC
ATIKOKAN RIVER AT ATIKOKAN (05PB018) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the ATIKOKAN 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
- 05PB018
- Agency
- WSC
- Province
- ON
- Coordinates
- 48.7520, -91.5841
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Fishing regulations
FMZ 5 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 greater than 75 centimetres
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Smallmouth Bass 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
- must be less than 35 centimetres from January 1 to June 30
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest status unknown Jan 1 – Apr 14; May 16 – Dec 31 Details
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May 16 – Dec 31
- Size rule
- Ontario Canadian residents
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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Black Crappie No season data
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Blacknose Shiner No season data
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Burbot No season data
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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Emerald Shiner No season data
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Finescale Dace No season data
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Golden Shiner No season data
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Mimic Shiner 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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Shorthead Redhorse No season data
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Spottail Shiner 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 watershedAtikokan River At Atikokan 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: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos), Finescale Dace (Chrosomus neogaeus), Northern Pike (Esox lucius), and 14 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos
- Finescale Dace Chrosomus neogaeus
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Burbot Lota lota
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius
- Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
5 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 24 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 26, 2010 – Sep 27, 2015
- 19 dated records