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 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 17 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
  2
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  1
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Largemouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 20 – Dec 15 Details Close
- Jun 20 – Dec 15
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  6
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  2
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Muskellunge Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 6 – Dec 15 Details Close
- 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
Northern Pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  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 20 – Dec 15 Details Close
- Jun 20 – Dec 15
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  6
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  2
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 9 – Nov 15 Details Close
- 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
Yellow Perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
  50
  
  Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
  25
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Black Crappie 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 Logperch No season data
Common Shiner No season data
Creek Chub No season data
European Carp No season data
Fathead Minnow No season data
Hornyhead Chub No season data
Mottled Sculpin No season data
Northern Pearl Dace No season data
Northern Redbelly Dace No season data
Pumpkinseed No season data
Pumpkinseed × Bluegill No season data
Rock Bass No season data
Round Goby No season data
Shorthead Redhorse No season data
Western Blacknose Dace 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 2026-09-11 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 nearby

Ouse 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