Freshwater Fishing.
Bonnechere Valley sits in Ontario Fisheries Management Zone 15. The Bonnechere River through the township and the inland lakes (Constant, plus Round Lake on the boundary) carry smallmouth bass, walleye, and northern pike; the river's named chutes — Fourth Chute most prominently — concentrate fish along the stretch east of Eganville.
The brief.
FMZ 15 covers all in-municipality water and sets the season structure: smallmouth bass open the fourth Saturday of June, walleye open the third Saturday of May, pike are open year-round in most of the zone (consult the regs summary for stretch-specific exceptions). FMZ 15 sits within Ontario's Central Bait Management Zone, so live or dead baitfish and leeches may not be transported into or out of the zone.
Ontario fishing licences are required across all waters. Round Lake on the boundary is the larger walleye-and-pike water; Constant Lake is the inland warmwater option; the Bonnechere through Fourth Chute is the river-pool fishery for smallmouth bass.
3. places.
- 01
Bonnechere River through Fourth Chute
River-pool fishery for smallmouth bass; chute concentrates fish.
- 02
Round Lake (eastern boundary)
Walleye and pike water on the larger lake.
- 03
Constant Lake
Inland warmwater bass and pike.
Today's read.
Cold but firm — winter-ready conditions · light winds · clean air.