Fishing Destination: Pigeon Lake - Zone 17

Locator Map for FMZ 17

PIGEON LAKE FACTS

Area: 5 344 hectares (13,200 acres)
Maximum depth: 17 metres (56 feet)
Part of the Tri-Lakes Complex (Chemong, Buckhorn and Pigeon Lakes) east of Bobcaygeon, Ontario
Part of the Historic Trent Severn Waterway

PRIMARY FISHERIES

Pigeon Lake Fishing Regulations
Species	Open Seasons	Limits
"S" indicates Sport Fishing Licence limits; "C" indicates Conservation Fishing Licence limits
NOTE: These regulations apply to Pigeon 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
WATERBODY		EXCEPTION DETAILS
Gannon's Narrows – Harvey and Ennismore Twps. – Within 100 m (328 ft.) on both sides of the causeway on County Road 16		Fish sanctuary – no fishing from Jan.1 to Fri. before 2nd Sat. in May & Nov. 16 to Dec. 31.
Otonabee River (Bobcaygeon) – from Trent-Severn Dam to Pigeon Lake and from Little Bob dam to Pigeon Lake (100 m from Little Bob dam)		Fish sanctuary – no fishing from Jan.1 to Fri. after 2nd Sat. in May & Nov. 16 to Dec. 31.

Map showing location of Pigeon Lake in relation to Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Bridgenorth, Lindsay and Peterborough

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