Zone 9
Updated: December 29, 2025
Published: January 8, 2021

General Information

  • New As of Jan 1, 2026, the zone-wide minimum size limit for Muskellunge is 137 cm.
  • New Waterbody exception for walleye and sauger combined, and northern pike in Lake Superior, Black Bay
  • FMZ 9 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.

Zone-wide Seasons and Limits

  • Not in Season
  • Open in Limited Locations
  • Open Season
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Atlantic Salmon

Atlantic Salmon
Atlantic Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
1
Conservation Limit
0

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Black Crappie

Black Crappie
Black Crappie
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
30
Conservation Limit
10

Total daily catch and possession limit for white and black crappie combined.

Bluegill

Bluegill
Bluegill
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
50
Conservation Limit
25

Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, and Orange-spotted Sunfish limits combined

Brook Trout

Brook trout
Brook trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
1
Conservation Limit
0

must be greater than 56 cm ( 22" )

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Brown Trout

Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Channel Catfish

Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
12
Conservation Limit
6

Chinook Salmon

Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Coho Salmon

Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Green Sunfish

Green Sunfish
Green Sunfish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
50
Conservation Limit
25

Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, and Orange-spotted Sunfish limits combined

Lake Sturgeon

Lake Sturgeon
Lake Sturgeon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Closed all year

Lake Trout

Lake Trout
Lake Trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
3
Conservation Limit
1

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Lake Whitefish

Lake Whitefish
Lake Whitefish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
12
Conservation Limit
6

Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
6
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all largemouth and smallmouth bass combined

Muskellunge

Muskellunge
Muskellunge
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
1
Conservation Limit
0

New must be greater than 137 cm ( 53 15/16" )

Northern Pike

Northern Pike
Northern Pike
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
4
Conservation Limit
2

none between 70 - 90 cm ( 27 1/2" - 35 3/8" ), not more than 1 greater than 90 cm ( 35 3/8" )

Northern Sunfish

Northern Sunfish
Northern Sunfish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
50
Conservation Limit
25

Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, and Orange-spotted Sunfish limits combined

Orange-spotted Sunfish

Orange-spotted Sunfish
Orange-spotted Sunfish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
50
Conservation Limit
25

Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, and Orange-spotted Sunfish limits combined

Pink Salmon

Pink Salmon
Pink Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Pumpkinseed

Pumpkinseed
Pumpkinseed
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
50
Conservation Limit
25

Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, and Orange-spotted Sunfish limits combined

Rainbow Trout

Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
1
Conservation Limit
0

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
2
Conservation Limit
1

Lake Superior, east of the Pic River (Zone 9)

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Sauger

Sauger
Sauger
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
2
Conservation Limit
1

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

Sauger
Sauger
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
2
Conservation Limit
1

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

Smallmouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
6
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all largemouth and smallmouth bass combined

Splake

Splake
Splake
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
3
Conservation Limit
1

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Walleye

Walleye
Walleye
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
2
Conservation Limit
1

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

Walleye
Walleye
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
2
Conservation Limit
1

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

Walleye
Walleye
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
2
Conservation Limit
1
  • Montreal River - from the first Great Lakes Power Dam to Lake Superior

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

Walleye
Walleye
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Season: closed all year

  • Black Bay - from 48°37’N. (Bent Island) northward
  • Nipigon River and Nipigon Bay - The Nipigon River from the Alexander Falls Dam in Zone 6 to Nipigon Bay in Zone 9, and the waters of Nipigon Bay in Zone 9 north of a line drawn from Simpson Island (48°49'48"N., 87°40'40"W.) across the bay to the mainland at 48°51'21"N., 87°38'47"W.
Walleye
Walleye
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
2
Conservation Limit
1
  • Montreal River - from the first Great Lakes Power Dam to Lake Superior

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

White Crappie

White Crappie
White Crappie
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
30
Conservation Limit
10

Total daily catch and possession limit for white and black crappie combined.

Yellow Perch

Yellow Perch
Yellow Perch
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
25
Conservation Limit
12