Ouse River at Norwood
OUSE RIVER ON QUINTE
Ouse River at Norwood (Norwood) is a real-time river monitoring station on the OUSE 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. 30 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- Quinte Conservation station ID
- Norwood
- Operated by
- Quinte Conservation
- Province
- ON
- Coordinates
- 44.3818, -77.9765
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Fishing regulations
FMZ 17 zone defaultSpecies regulated in this area
These are species and groups covered by the applicable area rules, not a claim that they occur at this station.
Default rules for this area. A grey row means the current season status is not confirmed by this release.
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Channel catfish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Apr 25 – Nov 15 Details
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Apr 25 – Nov 15
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 12
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 6
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Crappie Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 30
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 10
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Lake whitefish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Apr 25 – Nov 15 Details
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Apr 25 – Nov 15
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 12
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 6
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined 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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Sunfish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 300
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 15
- Size rule
- only 30 may be greater than 18 centimetres
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Walleye and sauger combined 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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Atlantic salmon Closed Apr 25 – Sep 30 Details
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Apr 25 – Sep 30
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Brook trout Closed 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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Brown trout Closed 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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Lake sturgeon Closed Closed all year Details
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Closed all year
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Lake trout Closed Apr 25 – Sep 30 Details
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Apr 25 – Sep 30
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 3
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 1
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Pacific salmon Closed 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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Rainbow trout Closed 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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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 2026-10-26 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 nearbyOuse River At Norwood has 30 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), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos), Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), and 25 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Northern Pearl Dace Margariscus nachtriebi
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- 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
- 30 species
- from 139 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 25, 2017 – Aug 5, 2026
- 139 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 139 records