Freshwater Fishing.
Severn Sound and the Tay Reach of Georgian Bay are within Ontario's Fisheries Management Zone 14 — the multispecies Georgian Bay zone — with smallmouth and largemouth bass, walleye, northern pike, and yellow perch the prevailing targets. Inside the township, Hog Creek and the Sturgeon River are listed under FMZ 16 with separate regulations.
The brief.
A valid Ontario fishing licence is required and zone-specific regulations apply: FMZ 14 (Georgian Bay open water) for the sound and reach; FMZ 16 (inland Simcoe waters) for Hog Creek (CPR bridge downstream to Georgian Bay) and the Sturgeon River and tributaries (Tay and Oro-Medonte townships, including the river mouth at Georgian Bay). Open-water seasons vary by species — walleye opens later than bass in the southern Georgian Bay system, and tributary regulations differ from the open bay.
Boat launches are at Victoria Harbour, Port McNicoll, and Waubaushene; shore access is along the Tay Shore Trail.
3. places.
- 01
Severn Sound / Tay Reach (FMZ 14)
Georgian Bay open water — bass, walleye, northern pike, yellow perch.
- 02
Sturgeon River and tributaries (FMZ 16)
Inland Simcoe waters spanning Tay and Oro-Medonte townships; mouth at Georgian Bay.
- 03
Hog Creek (FMZ 16)
From the CPR bridge downstream to Georgian Bay inside Tay Township.
Today's read.
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