Freshwater Fishing.
The Madawaska River and its dammed-lake chain — Calabogie, Black Donald, Centennial — sit in Ontario Fisheries Management Zone 15. The waters carry smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, walleye, and northern pike, with lake trout in the deeper reaches of Black Donald.
The Lower Madawaska River Provincial Park canoe-in campsite system supports multi-day boat-camping fishing trips along the river between Aumonds Bay and Griffith.
The brief.
FMZ 15 sets the open seasons, slot sizes, and possession limits — check the current Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary before fishing. The lake chain produces well for warmwater species late May through September; ice fishing is common on Calabogie Lake through winter.
Lake trout in Black Donald require deeper-water tactics in summer.
4. places.
- 01
Calabogie Lake
Bass, walleye, pike; village launches.
- 02
Black Donald Lake
Deeper water; bass, walleye, pike, lake trout.
- 03
Centennial Lake
Bass, walleye, pike.
- 04
Madawaska River (Aumonds Bay to Griffith)
Multi-day fishing-and-camping corridor on the Lower Madawaska canoe-in campsite system.
Today's read.
Cold but firm — winter-ready conditions · light winds · clean air.