Big Forks Creek

Big Forks Creek ON CWDV

Big Forks Creek (NP-SW-BFC01) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Big Forks 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. 29 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

CWDV station ID: NP-SW-BFC01
Operated by: Western Ontario Data Hub
Province: ON
Coordinates: 42.9491, -79.3889

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Fishing regulations

FMZ 16 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 16 zone default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Brook Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Apr 25 – Sep 30 Details Close
- Apr 25 – Sep 30
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  5
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  2
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Channel Catfish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  12
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  6
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Largemouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 27 – Nov 30 Details Close
- Jun 27 – Nov 30
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  6
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  2
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Northern Pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Mar 31; May 9 – Dec 31 Details Close
- May 9 – Dec 31
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  6
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  2
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Smallmouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 27 – Nov 30 Details Close
- Jun 27 – Nov 30
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  6
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  2
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Alewife No season data
Bluegill No season data
Bluntnose Minnow No season data
Brook Silverside No season data
Brook Stickleback No season data
Brown Bullhead No season data
Central Mudminnow No season data
Common Sunfishes No season data
European Carp No season data
European Carp × Goldfish No season data
Eyetail Bowfin No season data
Freshwater Drum No season data
Golden Shiner No season data
Goldfish No season data
Grass Pickerel No season data
Green Sunfish No season data
Johnny Darter No season data
Longnose Gar No season data
Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish No season data
Round Goby No season data
Silver Redhorse No season data
Spotfin Shiner No season data
White Crappie No season data
White Sucker No season data

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 2026-09-10 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 nearby

Big Forks Creek has 29 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), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), and 24 others.

Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
Goldfish Carassius auratus
White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
European Carp Cyprinus carpio
European Carp × Goldfish Cyprinus carpio × Carassius auratus
Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
Northern Pike Esox lucius
Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
Common Sunfishes Lepomis
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus × cyanellus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus
Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
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: 29 species; from 66 individual records
Observed: May 5, 2007 – Aug 12, 2026; 66 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 66 records