Lake Erie (lac Érié)
One lake, 2 charted basins — combined figures below.
Lake Erie (lac Érié) is the largest of 4,097 named lakes in Southern & Central Ontario, with 1,499 miles of charted shoreline and 201 islands. Kingsville sits right on its shore.
MNRF aquatic resource surveys
Fish species
Also present: Alewife, American Brook Lamprey, American Eel, Banded Killifish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Blackchin Shiner, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Blackside Darter, Bluegill, Bluntnose Minnow, Bowfin, Brassy Minnow, Brindled Madtom, Brook Silverside, Brook Stickleback, Brown Bullhead, Brown Trout, Burbot, Carps and Minnows, Central Mudminnow, Central Stoneroller, Chain Pickerel, Channel Catfish, Channel Darter, Cisco, Common Carp, Common Shiner, Creek Chub, Eastern Sand Darter, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Flathead Catfish, Freshwater Drum, Freshwater Tubenose Goby, Ghost Shiner, Gizzard Shad, Golden Shiner, Goldfish, Grass Carp, Grass Pickerel, Greater Redhorse, Green Sunfish, Greenside Darter, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Lake Chubsucker, Lake Sturgeon, Least Darter, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Longnose Gar, Longnose Sucker, Margined Madtom, Mimic Shiner, Mooneye, Northern Brook Lamprey, Northern Madtom, Northern Pearl Dace, Northern Redbelly Dace, Northern Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, Pugnose Shiner, Pumpkinseed, Quillback, Rainbow Darter, Rainbow Smelt, Rock Bass, Rosyface Shiner, Round Goby, Sand Shiner, Sauger, Sea Lamprey, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Chub, Silver Lamprey, Silver Redhorse, Silver Shiner, Slimy Sculpin, Spoonhead Sculpin, Spotfin Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Spotted Gar, Spotted Sucker, Stonecat, Tadpole Madtom, Threespine Stickleback, Trout-Perch, Warmouth, White Bass, White Crappie, White Perch, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead
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Lodges & operators 0
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2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsFMZ 19
- Fish sanctuary: Fish sanctuary - no fishing from June 1 - July 15 (Lake Erie (Gravelly Bay) – The waters of that part of Gravelly Bay of Lake Erie in the City of Port Colborne lying northwest of a line drawn from the southerly point of Sugar Loaf Point in a northeasterly direction to the southwest corner of the H. Knoll Lakeview Park Marina breakwall.)
- Fish sanctuary: Fish sanctuary - no fishing from May 15 - Fri. before the 4th Sat. in June (Lake Erie - Walsingham and Norfolk Townships, eastern half of the Inner Long Point Bay)
- Fish sanctuary: Fish sanctuary - no fishing from June 1 - July 15 (Lake Erie - Port Colborne, from Cassady Point 500 m (1640 ft.) south to a marine buoy, 1000 m (3280 ft.) east to a marine buoy, north to Weaver Rd.)
- Fish sanctuary: Fish sanctuary - no fishing from June 1 - July 15 (Town of Fort Erie - bounded by lines starting at Stonemill Road (42°52'31.47"N., 78°59'57.76"W.), 750 m south into Lake Erie to a point at 42°52'11.17"N., 78°59'57.11"W., 1.25 km east to a point at 42°52'12.49"N., 78°58'46.02"W., north to Rosehill Road (42°52'46.83"N., 78°58'47.12"W.) and following the water's edge back to its original point of origin)
| Species | Season | Sport licence | Conservation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Trout | Open all year | S - 5 | C - 2 |
| Channel Catfish | Open all year | S - 12 | C - 6 |
| Lake Trout | Jan. 1 - Sept. 30 & Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 | S - 3 | C - 1 |
| Lake Whitefish | Open all year | S - 12 | C - 6 |
| Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass or any combination | 4th Sat. in June - Nov. 30 | S - 6 | C - 2 |
| Muskellunge | 1st Sat. in June - Dec. 15 | S - 1, must be greater than 112 cm (44 in.) | C - 0 |
| Northern Pike | Open all year | S - 6 | C - 2 |
| Walleye and Sauger or any combination | Open all year | S - 6 | C - 2 |
| Yellow Perch | Open all year | S - 50 in one day | Possession limit C - 50 |
Compiled from MNRF Recreational Fishing Regulations open data (2026 season, zone-wide rules shown for this lake's species). Regulations change by variation order — confirm with the official FMZ 19 summary before you fish.
Eating what you catch
Consumption advisories
Recommended meals per month from Ontario's fish contaminant monitoring — ranges span the tested fish sizes.
| Species | General | Sensitive* | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Crappie | 12–32 | 12–16 | Mercury, PFAS |
| Bluegill | 8–32 | 4–12 | Mercury |
| Bowfin | 8–12 | 0–12 | Mercury, PFAS |
| Brown Bullhead | 12–32 | 4–16 | Mercury, PCB |
| Brown Trout | 1–8 | 0–8 | PCB |
| Burbot (Ling) | 16–32 | 12–32 | Mercury, PFAS |
| Channel Catfish | 0–12 | 0–12 | Mercury, PCB |
| Chinook Salmon | 0–4 | 0–4 | PCB |
| Coho Salmon | 1–12 | 0–12 | PCB |
| Common Carp | 2–32 | 0–16 | Mercury, PCB, Dioxins/Furans, PFAS |
| Freshwater Drum | 2–8 | 0–8 | Mercury, PCB, PFAS |
| Gizzard Shad | 2 | Do not eat | PCB |
| Lake Trout | 0–16 | 0–16 | PCB |
| Lake Whitefish | 2–16 | 0–16 | PCB, PFAS |
| Largemouth Bass | 4–32 | 0–16 | Mercury, PCB, PFAS |
| Northern Pike | 4–16 | 0–16 | Mercury, PCB, PFAS |
| Pumpkinseed | 16 | 8–12 | Mercury, PFAS |
| Rainbow Smelt | 8 | 8 | PFAS |
| Rainbow Trout | 2–8 | 0–8 | PCB |
| Rock Bass | 12–16 | 4–12 | Mercury, PFAS |
| Smallmouth Bass | 0–16 | 0–16 | Mercury, PFAS, PCB |
| Walleye | 0–32 | 0–16 | Mercury, PCB, PFAS |
| White Bass | 1–16 | 0–16 | Mercury, PCB, PFAS |
| White Crappie | 12–16 | 4–16 | Mercury, PFAS |
| White Perch | 4–8 | 4–8 | Mercury, PCB, PFAS |
| White Sucker | 8 | 8 | Mercury, PCB |
| Yellow Perch | 4–16 | 0–16 | Mercury, PFAS, PCB |
*Women of child-bearing age and children under 15. Compiled from the MECP Guide to Eating Ontario Fish (2025 guide) — check the guide for size-specific advice before keeping fish.
Comparable trips
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Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- Lac Dollard-des-Ormeaux67 shared species · 39,817 ac
- Lake Ontario (lac Ontario)58 shared species · 2,461,151 ac
- Lac Deschênes58 shared species · 23,549 ac
- Pefferlaw River55 shared species · 43 ac
- Long Creek54 shared species · 8 ac
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