Resident Outdoors Card plus three-year Resident
Sport Fishing Licence Tag ...................................................................................... $76.59

Resident Outdoors Card plus three-year Resident
Conservation Fishing Licence Tag ........................................................................ $47.10

Resident Sport Fishing Licence (one-year)
and Outdoors Card Application (Outdoors
Card is included in this fee) .................................................................................. $29.00

Resident Conservation Fishing Licence
(one-year) and Outdoors Card Application.
(Outdoors Card is included in this fee) .............................................................. $19.50

Resident one-year Sport Fishing Licence
Tag (for holders of a valid Outdoors Card) ....................................................... $23.00

Resident one-year Conservation Fishing
Licence Tag (for holders of a valid Outdoors Card) ........................................ $13.50

One-Day Fishing Licence ........................................................................................ $10.00

Non-Resident Sport Fishing Licence - valid for the calendar year .............. $64.00

Non-Resident Eight-day Sport Fishing Licence ................................................. $41.00

Non-Resident Eight-day Conservation Fishing Licence .................................. $24.00

Non-Resident One-day Sport Fishing Licence (Great Lakes and
connecting waters including Lake St. Clair, Rondeau Bay,
St. Lawrence River and Lake St. Francis) .......................................................... $17.00

Non-Resident Angling Licence for a Member of an Organized Camp ......... $4.00
(Per Child)

Source: MNR Web site

Ontario Record:
22.25 lbs. (10.1 kg).

Average size:
Between 1 1/2 and 3 pounds (.68 to 1.36 kg). Walleye over 10 pounds (4.54 kg) are possible in Ontario.

Temperature and habitat:
Prefers stained waters in the 60 to 70⁰F (15.5 to 21⁰C) range, usually on hard, rocky bottoms, but also frequent weedbeds in shallow, fertile lakes. Likes current areas in rivers or where caused by wind, such as neckdowns between islands.

Biology:
Spawn after ice-out in rocky rivers and over wind-swept rubble shoals and shorelines. Prolific fish that scatter eggs randomly.

Range:
Throughout Ontario.

When fishing for Walleye, remember they are a light-avoiding fish, caught most often under low light conditions. Look for areas of structure and cover including weeds, wood and rock.

Ontario Record:
55 lbs 56 inch

Average size:
Between 4 and 10 pounds (1.8 to 4.5 kg). Northern pike over 20 pounds (9 kg) are considered trophies.

Temperature and habitat:
Prefers water around 60⁰F (15.5⁰C) on rocky reefs and the edges of weedbeds.

Biology:
Spawns in flooded areas and back-bays in spring. Fertilized eggs are scattered randomly.

Range:
Throughout Ontario in lakes and rivers of all sizes.

Northern pike prefer weedy bays, estuaries and shoals as habitat through spring, and and again during cool autumn days, northern pike are most likely to seek deeper water during summer.

Ontario Record:
65 lbs. (29.5 kg).

Average size:
10 to 20 pounds (4.5 to 9 kg).

Temperature, habitat, and biology:
Often found in water up to 78⁰F (25.6⁰C), but big muskie, like big pike, prefer cooler water. Optimum spawning temperature is 55⁰F (12.8⁰C). Lives in a range of habitats, from small lakes to the Great Lakes, usually near cover or structure, but will suspend over deeper water. Spawns in spring later than pike in many of the same vegetated, flooded areas. Can hybridize with pike to produce sterile, fast-growing "tiger" muskie.

Range:
Extreme northwestern Ontario and roughly south from Sault Ste. Marie, including parts of the Great Lakes (except Superior) and Lake St. Clair.

Key fishing times during the day include morning and evening when bait-fish activity peaks, and between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. In many lakes, muskie are also active for a few hours after midnight. Look for muskie to hold in transition zones at dropoffs.

Ontario Record:
63.12 lbs. (28.65 kg).

Average size:
Two to 10 pounds (.9 to 4.5 kg).

Temperature and habitat:
Around 50⁰F (10⁰C) in clear, deep lakes.

Biology:
Spawns in fall over boulders or rubble shoals in lakes. Can live 20 years or longer, hence can reach a great size.

Range:
Much of Ontario, except James Bay and Hudson Bay Lowlands.

Key fishing times during the day include morning and evening when bait-fish activity peaks, and between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. In many lakes, muskie are also active for a few hours after midnight. Look for muskie to hold in transition zones at dropoffs.

World and Ontario Record:
14.5 lbs. (6.58 kg).

Average size:
Eight to 12 inches (20 to 30 cm) in small streams, 1 to 3 pounds (.45 to 1.36 kg) in inland lakes.

Temperature and habitat:
Prefers temperatures below 68⁰F (20⁰C) in clean, well-oxygenated lakes and rivers.

Biology:
Spawns in fall over upwelling areas of gravel in lakes and streams. Grows quickly and lives about five years.

Range:
From southern Ontario to Hudson Bay tributaries.

Key fishing times during the day include morning and evening when bait-fish activity peaks, and between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. In many lakes, muskie are also active for a few hours after midnight. Look for muskie to hold in transition zones at dropoffs.

Ontario Record:
A record fish weighing 6.6 kg (14.5 lb) was caught in the Nipigon River in 1916.

Average Weight:
Average Weight - .5 - 1 kg (1 - 2 lb) but catches of over 2.5 kg (5 lb) have been reported.

Temperature and habitat:
Found in cool, clear lakes and streams throughout NW Ontario. Spawning occurs in late autumn in gravel beds of streams or in small spring-fed brooks.

Biology:
Spawns in fall over upwelling areas of gravel in lakes and streams. Grows quickly and lives about five years.

Range:
They are found in much of Ontario and are found from the small brooks of southern Ontario farmland to the larger rivers, ponds and lakes of the north.

A shy, wily game fish and a tough fighter. You'll find him in secluded shady places... beneath undercut banks, among root tangles, in the depths of shaded pools, and in deep feeding lanes that curl among the rocks.His average weight is a little better than a pound, but he's a real scrapper, especlally when caught with light tackle.

Ontario Record:
10.43 lbs. (4.7 kg);

Average size:
1.5 to 4 lbs. (.68 to 1.8 kg)

Temperature and habitat:
Largemouth inhabit shallow, warm waterbodies with aquatic vegetation, submerged wood, man-made cover, and rocks. They prefer 79 to 81⁰F (26 to 27⁰C) water.

Biology:
Both bass spawn in late May and June in fanned-out bottom depressions. Largemouth prefer vegetated, quiet bays.

Range:
Both species are found from the Manitoba border extending eastward along the north shore of Lake Superior, continuing as far north as Temiskaming, then south.

The largemouth bass ranges from southern Ontario through the lower Great Lakes. It often occurs in habitats similar to those preferred by the small mouth bass and muskellunge.It thrives in shallow, mud-bottomed lakes and slow-moving streams.

Ontario Record:
9.84 lbs. (4.5 kg).

Average size:
1 to 3.5 lbs. (.45 to 1.58 kg).

Temperature and habitat:
Smallmouth live in deeper water, often around rocks, sand, or gravel areas. They prefer water temperatures under 70⁰F (21⁰C).

Biology:
Smallmouth deposit their eggs in shallow, gravelly areas. Males guard eggs and fry.

Range:
Smallmouth are more common than largemouth in northern areas of the province.

Small mouth Bass thrive in the clear, rocky lakes and rivers in Lanark County. Bass concentrate around shoreline rocks and points, as well as offshore shoals - often in deep, colder water.

Record:
The largest caught to date in Illinois weighed 24 pounds and 13 ounces.

Average size:
Some rainbow reach a hefty 16 pounds at age six, although the average rainbow caught averages five pounds.

Temperature and habitat:
Rainbow prefer water temperatures of 55-60 degrees F. The rainbow spends its entire life in streams

Info:
Rainbows seldom swim deeper than 35 feet along the Great Lakes shores and are easily located. In forage-rich Lake Michigan, they grow 30-32 inches long and may reach 16 pounds by the time they are five years old. Rainbow trout reproduce naturally in Lake Superior's tributaries and in some Lake Michigan tributaries as well. Unlike Pacific salmon, the rainbow survives after spawning and may spawn two or three times during its life.

Rainbow Trout - Rainbow trout are considered the most popular of the freshwater fish. While trout as large as 16 kilograms (35 pounds) have been taken from B.C. lakes by sport fishers, they can grow larger. The Kamloops rainbow trout are considered the highest jumping, most acrobatic of any trout in the world.

Ontario Record:
Ontario Record 46 lbs 38 oz

Average size:
25lbs

Temperature and habitat:
King salmon spend most of their time in deep open water. They feed on the vast schools of alewives and smelt found in Lake Ontario.

The king salmon in Lake Ontario are raised at the Salmon River Hatchery, located in the Village of Altmar in Oswego County. It is here that the DEC will collect the eggs of the migrating Chinook Salmon. The Salmon River Hatchery produces about four million trout and salmon each year.

Record:
Caught August 2004 by Rob Wilson of Ohio 31 lb. 3oz.

Average size:
15-20lbs

Temperature and habitat:
The rainbow/steelhead trout are popular targets and can be caught throughout the year in Greater Niagara waters. These fish can be caught in the tributaries from September through May, depending on water temperatures.

It is estimated that 30% of steelhead in Lake Ontario waters are of natural origin. Steelhead are generally a more slender fish than chinook, with a light mouth lining. Spotting on the upper half of body is distinctive and in a regular pattern on the tail fin.

Ontario Record:
Ontario Record 2.25 lbs.

Average size:
Yellow perch average 6-8 inches in many of the smaller water bodies; in larger lakes jumbos in the 11-13 inch range are plentiful.

Temperature and habitat:
Yellow perch flourish in both large and small lakes and are also at home in rivers. Ideal perch habitat consists of cool, clear water with a rock, gravel, or sand bottom and some vegetation. In those lakes with soft bottoms and massive weed beds that provide hiding places from predators, the perch are often very small as a result of high survival rates among the young.

In fall and winter, yellow perch are found in shallower water and offer a fishing bonanza for the ice-fisherman just before ice-out. Adult yellow perch will eat small fish, crustaceans, snails, leeches and aquatic insects.

Ontario Record:
Ontario Record 3.78 lbs.

Average size:
8 oz-2 lbs, up to 4 lbs

Habitat:
They love docks, submerged trees and brush, underwater weeds, rocks and drop-offs, and will often gather in large schools in and around structure.

Other Names:
calico bass and papermouth

Related to largemouth bass and bluegill, crappie (pronounced "craw-pea") fall midway between their larger and smaller cousins. Crappie are the biggest non-bass in the sunfish family.

Ontario Record:
Ontario Record 29 lbs (13.16 kg).

Average size:
2 to 4 lbs (.9 to 1.8 kg).

Temperature and habitat:
Relatively cool, clear, deeper water with sand, gravel, or rubble bottoms in mid- to large river systems and lakes.

Biology:
Spawns in late spring-early summer when water temperatures reach between 75 and 85°F (23.9 to 29.5°C).

Range:
Mainly inhabits lower Great Lakes through Lake Huron and east into Ottawa River drainage. Some in lower northwest.

The channel catfish ranges from the prairie provinces of Canada to the Great Lakes and the Ottawa-St. Lawrence basins. It is typical of lakes and large rivers, such as Lakes Huron, Ontario, Erie, St. Clair, Simcoe and its drainage system to Georgian Bay, and the French, Ottawa, and upper St. Lawrence Rivers.

Ontario Record:
Ontario Record 14.77 pounds.

Average size:
4 lbs (1.8 kg).

Temperature and habitat:
Can be found in big cold-water rivers and lakes. They generally feed on or near bottom.

Biology:
Spawns during the fall.

Range:
Mainly in cold northern lakes. Thrives in many of the Great Lakes as well.

Whitefish are found across the province, they fight hard when taken from either open water or through the ice, and they taste absolutely fantastic! Throughout much of Ontario whitefish remains an underutilized species. Limits vary, from as low as 2 in parts of the south to as high as 25 in much of the north. Sizes may average a couple of pounds in most waters yet certain lakes are prime to break the next world record