Fishing Destination Series: Rice Lake - Government of Ontario, Ministry of Natural Resources


RICE LAKE FACTS Area: 9 156 ha (22,000 acres) Maximum depth: 13.4 metres (43 feet) Largest lake in Fisheries Management Zone 17 South of Peterborough, 1.5 hours northeast of Toronto Part of the historic Trent-Severn Waterway PRIMARY FISHERIES largemouth and smallmouth bass walleye bluegill black crappie

RICE LAKE FACTS

Rice Lake Fishing Regulations
Species	Open Seasons	Limits
"S" indicates Sport Fishing Licence limits; "C" indicates Conservation Fishing Licence limits NOTE: These regulations apply to Rice Lake only. Source: 2011 Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary
Walleye	2nd Sat. in May to Nov. 15	S – 4; C – 1; Must be between 35 – 50 cm (13.8 – 19.7 in.)
Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass or any combination	3rd Sat. in June to Dec. 15	S – 6; C – 2
Muskellunge	1st Sat. in June to Dec. 15	S – 1; C – 0; must be greater than 112 cm (44 in.)
Yellow Perch	Open all year	S – 50; C – 25
Crappie	Open all year	S – 30; C – 10
Sunfish	Open all year	S – 300, only 30 may be greater than 18 cm (7.1 in.); C - 15
CONNECTING WATERBODIES		EXCEPTION DETAILS
Otonabee River (Peterborough) – from Trent-Severn Dam at Lock 19 to Bensfort Bridge at County Road 2 (20 km downstream)		Fish sanctuary – no fishing from Jan.1 to Fri. after 2nd Sat. in May & Nov. 16 to Dec 31.
Trent River - Village of Hastings, 500 m (1,640 ft) upstream of the dam and 1 km (3,281 ft) downstream of the dam		Fish sanctuary – no fishing from Jan.1 to Fri. after 2nd Sat. in May & Nov. 16 to Dec 31.

Map of Rice Lake showing its location in relation to Peterborough, Harwood, Bewdley and Keene