Gibson Lake fishing — seasons, limits & stocking

Plan a trip to Gibson Lake (lake, Ontario): what's in season, catch limits, and stocking history.

Today on Gibson Lake

Reading the conditions…

Zone 8 · max 21.3 m deep · cold water

Lake Trout, Splake, White Sucker, Yellow Perch

Source: Ontario MNR Aquatic Resource Area survey. Survey records may be incomplete.

Gibson Lake is on Ontario's recreational stocking record.

Species	Latest
Splake	Stocked 2016 · yearlings

Source: Ontario MNR fish stocking records. Stocking history is not a season rule.

Gibson Lake is in Ontario Fisheries Management Zone 8. Zone-wide seasons and limits:

Species	Season	Sport / Cons.
Walleye & Sauger	Seasonal January 1 to April 14 and the third Saturday in May to December 31 · Not more than 1 greater than 46 cm	S-4 / C-2
Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass	Open all year Open all year	S-6 / C-2
Northern Pike	Open all year Open all year · Sport: not more than 2 greater than 61 cm, of which not more than 1 greater than 86 cm. Conservation: not more than 1 greater than 61 cm, none greater than 86 cm	S-6 / C-2
Yellow Perch	Open all year Open all year	S-50 / C-25
Crappie	Closed all year Closed all year	—
Muskellunge	Closed all year Closed all year	—
Lake Trout	Seasonal February 15 to March 15 and the third Saturday in May to September 30 · Aggregate limit: S-5/C-2 for all trout and salmon combined	S-3 / C-1
Brook Trout	Seasonal January 1 to September 15 · Aggregate limit: S-5/C-2 for all trout and salmon combined	S-5 / C-2
Brown Trout	Closed all year Closed all year	—
Rainbow Trout	Open all year Open all year · Aggregate limit: S-5/C-2 for all trout and salmon combined	S-5 / C-2

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