Fishing Regulations

The 2025 Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary is now available online.

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The summary contains all the details you need to plan your next fishing adventure, including, but not limited to:

• regulation changes for 2025.

• How to register your ice hut.

• Everything you need to know when using live or preserved baitfish.

• How to transport and package your catch.

 

Before you go fishing, we encourage you to review the 2025 Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary and ensure you have a valid fishing licence.

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Fishing licences can be purchased or renewed:

• online at huntandfishontario.com.

• at a participating ServiceOntario location.

• at a licence issuer near you.

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Fishing Seasons on Moira Lake

 

• Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined

  • Season: third Saturday in June to December 15. 

• Muskellunge

  • Season: 1st Saturday in June to December 15.

• Northern pike

  • Season: January 1 to March 31 and second Saturday in May to December 31.

• Walleye and sauger combined

  • Season: January 1 to March 1 and second Saturday in May to December 31.

 

Fish for free (no licence required)

Four times a year, Canadian residents can fish in Ontario for free. This means you do not need to buy a fishing licence if you want to fish during:

 

• Family Fishing Weekend (February 15–17, 2025).

• Mother’s Day Weekend (May 10–11, 2025).

• Father’s Day Weekend (June 14–15, 2025).

• Family Fishing Week (June 28–July 6, 2025).