Brant WQ Station
GRAND RIVER ON GRCA
Brant WQ Station (59) is a real-time river monitoring station on the GRAND RIVER in ON, operated by the Grand River Conservation Authority. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 40 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- GRCA station ID
- 59
- Operated by
- Grand River Conservation Authority
- Province
- ON
- Coordinates
- 43.1521, -80.3169
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Fishing regulations
FMZ 16 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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Brown Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Apr 25 – Sep 30 Details
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Apr 25 – Sep 30
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 5
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Channel Catfish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 12
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 6
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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Rainbow Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Apr 25 – Sep 30 Details
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Apr 25 – Sep 30
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 1
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Smallmouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 27 – Nov 30 Details
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Jun 27 – Nov 30
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 6
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Blackside Darter No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Bluntnose Minnow No season data
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Brindled Madtom 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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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Central Stoneroller No season data
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Common Logperch 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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Eastern Sand Darter No season data
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Emerald Shiner No season data
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Fantail Darter No season data
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Fathead Minnow No season data
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Golden Redhorse No season data
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Greenside Darter No season data
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Hornyhead Chub No season data
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Johnny Darter No season data
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Longnose Dace No season data
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Mimic Shiner No season data
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Mottled Sculpin No season data
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Northern Hog Sucker No season data
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Rainbow Darter No season data
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River Chub No season data
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Rock Bass No season data
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Rosyface Shiner No season data
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Round Goby No season data
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Shorthead Redhorse No season data
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Silver Shiner No season data
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Spotfin Shiner No season data
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Stonecat No season data
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Striped Shiner No season data
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Western Blacknose Dace 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 2026-09-13 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
Community observations nearbyBrant Wq Station has 40 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Eastern Sand Darter (Ammocrypta pellucida), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 35 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Eastern Sand Darter Ammocrypta pellucida
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- River Chub Nocomis micropogon
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Silver Shiner Notropis photogenis
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Brindled Madtom Noturus miurus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Mimic Shiner Paranotropis volucellus
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Blackside Darter Percina maculata
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 40 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 18, 2025 – Aug 17, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records
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