Black Creek
BLACK CREEK ON CWDV
Black Creek (NP-SW-BC01) is a real-time river monitoring station on the BLACK CREEK in ON, operated by the Western Ontario Data Hub. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 42 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- CWDV station ID
- NP-SW-BC01
- Operated by
- Western Ontario Data Hub
- Province
- ON
- Coordinates
- 42.9452, -79.0421
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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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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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Lake Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Sep 30 Details
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Jan 1 – 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 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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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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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 9 – Dec 31; Jan 1 – Mar 15 Details
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May 9 – 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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Alewife No season data
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Amur Carp No season data
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Banded Killifish No season data
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Black Bullhead No season data
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Black Crappie No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Bluntnose Minnow No season data
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Brown Bullhead No season data
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Bullheads No season data
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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Common Sunfishes No season data
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Creek Chub No season data
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Emerald Shiner No season data
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European Carp No season data
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Eyetail Bowfin No season data
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Fathead Minnow No season data
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Freshwater Drum No season data
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Golden Redhorse No season data
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Golden Shiner No season data
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Goldfish No season data
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Grass Pickerel No season data
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Green Sunfish No season data
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Greengill Sunfish 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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Northern Bluegill No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Rock Bass No season data
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Round Goby No season data
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Spottail Shiner No season data
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Stonecat No season data
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Tadpole Madtom No season data
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White Crappie 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 2026-09-10 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 nearbyBlack Creek has 42 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Bullheads (Ameiurus), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), and 37 others.
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Bullheads Ameiurus
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Goldfish Carassius auratus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- 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
- 42 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 28, 2021 – Aug 9, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records