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WINNIPEG RIVER WESTERN CHANNEL NEAR TUNNEL ISLAND

WINNIPEG RIVER ON WSC

WINNIPEG RIVER WESTERN CHANNEL NEAR TUNNEL ISLAND (05PE028) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the WINNIPEG 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. 22 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

WSC station ID
05PE028
Agency
WSC
Province
ON
Coordinates
49.7771, -94.5241

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Fishing regulations

FMZ 5 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 5 zone default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.
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 2026-07-27 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 watershed

Winnipeg River Western Channel Near Tunnel Island has documented fish occurrence data from Ontario provincial surveys (Aquatic Resource Area Survey Point, LIO Open Data). The survey records 22 species from observation sampling near this station.

Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Finescale Dace (Chrosomus neogaeus), Northern Pike (Esox lucius), and 17 others.

2 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
22 species
from 24 individual records
Observed
Jul 6, 2010 – Jul 8, 2010
14 dated records

Sources