Updated: January 1, 2026
Published: January 8, 2021
General Information
- All lakes on Manitoulin Island are a part of Zone 10 except South Bay (Zone 13) and Lake Wolsey (Zone 14). There are some regulatory exceptions in place on Manitoulin Island. Please refer to the Manitoulin Island - inland waters under Exceptions to Zone 10 Regulations.
- St. Mary’s River west of the compensating works gate and the canal lock in Sault Ste. Marie is in Zone 14.
- Two lines may be used when trolling from a boat in open water in Lake Huron (Main Basin), excluding South Bay on Manitoulin Island, Georgian Bay (Zone 14), the North Channel (Zone 14) and tributaries to Lake Huron in Zones 10, 15, and 16.
- The following species are not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year
- Brook Trout
- Splake
- FMZ 13 is part of the Great Lakes. Baitfish and leeches that are both dead and preserved can be transported into and out of BMZs and the Great Lakes.
- Baitfish and leeches that are not both dead and preserved may be transported out of:
- an adjacent Bait Management Zone and used in the Great Lakes
- the Great Lakes only to be disposed of immediately more than 30 m from the water.
