Ontario River Fishing Conditions

Southern Ontario's premier wild brown trout fishery. Cold, clear water through the Niagara Escarpment. Steelhead and salmon run in fall.

Brown Trout Rainbow Trout Brook Trout Steelhead Chinook

Southern Ontario's longest river. The tailwater below Shand Dam near Elora is one of the best year-round trout fisheries in the province.

Brown Trout Rainbow Trout Steelhead

Intimate Halton stream with resident brown trout and brook trout in the upper headwaters. Steelhead run through Bronte Provincial Park in spring.

Brown Trout Brook Trout Steelhead

Urban river with surprisingly strong brown trout and steelhead. Accessible from Toronto. The upper headwaters hold resident trout year-round.

Brown Trout Steelhead Chinook

The best Chinook and Coho run east of Toronto. Fish stack in the lower river in October. Steelhead follow through fall and spring.

Chinook Coho Steelhead Brown Trout

Prolific steelhead and salmon creek running 2–3 weeks ahead of western rivers. Brook trout in the upper reaches. Low pressure compared to Credit.

Steelhead Chinook Coho Brook

Small creek with large Chinook. One of the earliest eastern Lake Ontario salmon rivers. Fish crowd the lower pools in September and October.

Chinook Coho Steelhead

World-class steelhead river on Lake Huron. The lower main stem below Paisley runs peak steelhead April through May. Large, powerful fish.

Steelhead Chinook Coho

Georgian Bay steelhead and salmon river. Large system with diverse habitat from the escarpment headwaters to the Wasaga Beach mouth.

Steelhead Chinook Coho

Urban wilderness fishery inside Rouge National Urban Park. Chinook and steelhead accessible from Markham and Scarborough with surprisingly low pressure.

Chinook Steelhead Brown Trout