GOLDEN CREEK NEAR RED LAKE
GOLDEN CREEK ON WSC
GOLDEN CREEK NEAR RED LAKE (05QC006) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the GOLDEN CREEK 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. 14 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- WSC station ID
- 05QC006
- Agency
- WSC
- Province
- ON
- Coordinates
- 51.2004, -93.7077
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Fishing regulations
FMZ 4 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 70-90 centimetres not more than 1 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 1 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 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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Blacknose Shiner No season data
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Burbot No season data
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Emerald Shiner 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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Mottled Sculpin No season data
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Rock Bass No season data
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Spottail Shiner 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 watershedGolden Creek Near Red Lake has documented fish occurrence data from Ontario provincial surveys (Aquatic Resource Area Survey Point, LIO Open Data). The survey records 14 species from observation sampling near this station.
Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), Northern Pike (Esox lucius), Iowa Darter (Etheostoma exile), and 9 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Burbot Lota lota
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Sauger Sander canadensis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
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
- 14 species
- from 16 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 4, 2009 – Oct 5, 2015
- 12 dated records