Indian River at Hope Mill
INDIAN RIVER ON QUINTE
Indian River at Hope Mill (HOPEMILL) is a real-time river monitoring station on the INDIAN RIVER in ON, operated by Quinte Conservation. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 32 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- Quinte Conservation station ID
- HOPEMILL
- Operated by
- Quinte Conservation
- Province
- ON
- Coordinates
- 44.2819, -78.1761
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Fishing regulations
FMZ 17 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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Brook 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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Largemouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 20 – Dec 15 Details
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Jun 20 – Dec 15
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 6
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Muskellunge Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 6 – Dec 15 Details
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Jun 6 – Dec 15
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 1
- Size rule
- must be greater than 112 centimetres
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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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
- 6
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Smallmouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 20 – Dec 15 Details
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Jun 20 – Dec 15
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 6
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 9 – Nov 15 Details
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May 9 – Nov 15
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 4
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 1
- Size rule
- must be between 35-50 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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Banded Killifish No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Bluntnose Minnow No season data
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Brassy Minnow No season data
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Brook Stickleback No season data
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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Common Shiner No season data
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Common Shiner × Creek Chub No season data
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Creek Chub No season data
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European Carp No season data
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Fallfish No season data
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Fathead Minnow 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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Hornyhead Chub No season data
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Northern Pearl Dace 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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Pumpkinseed × Bluegill 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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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 2026-09-11 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
Community observations nearbyIndian River At Hope Mill has 32 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), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos), Finescale Dace (Chrosomus neogaeus), Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans), and 27 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos
- Finescale Dace Chrosomus neogaeus
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Brassy Minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Common Shiner × Creek Chub Luxilus cornutus × Semotilus atromaculatus
- Northern Pearl Dace Margariscus nachtriebi
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
- 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
- 32 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 18, 2020 – Jun 16, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records