Batchawana River

River Northern Ontario FMZ 9 Crown Land (Free)

About this spot

Batchawana River is a river in the Northern Ontario area of Ontario, in Fisheries Management Zone 9. MNR fish surveys (2003–2005) recorded 15 species here, including brook trout, rainbow trout and white sucker. This waterbody sits on Ontario Crown land open to anglers holding a valid Ontario fishing licence.

Location

Fish Species

No species reported for this spot yet.

Lake data from Ontario government surveys

Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources holds 2 fish survey records from 2003 to 2005.

Species recorded (15)

American Brook Lamprey · 2 Blacknose Dace · 1 Brook Stickleback · 1 Brook Trout · 1 Common Shiner · 1 Creek Chub · 1 Emerald Shiner · 1 Lake Chub · 1 Logperch · 1 Longnose Dace · 1 Northern Redbelly Dace · 1 Rainbow Trout · 1 Spottail Shiner · 1 Trout-Perch · 1 White Sucker · 1

Number of survey records that list the species.

Boat launches and access points

⚓ Batchawana River

Boat Launch · 10.4 km from the lake reference point

Sources: Land Information Ontario — Aquatic Resource Area survey points, Bathymetry Index and Bathymetry Line, Fisheries Management Zones, Fishing Access Points. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Fisheries Management Zone 9

Batchawana River is in Fisheries Management Zone 9. Open seasons, catch limits and size limits in Ontario are set zone by zone, and some lakes carry their own exceptions, so check the FMZ 9 rules before you fish.

FMZ 9 regulations on ontario.ca

Ice fishing on Batchawana River (2026–27)

Ontario has no separate ice fishing season: the regular open seasons apply through the ice. Batchawana River is in Fisheries Management Zone 9, where 12 of 17 species groups are open for the whole ice season (December 1 to March 31) under the zone-wide rules. Of the game fish government surveys recorded in this lake, rainbow trout is open at least part of the winter under the zone-wide rules.

Species	Through the ice	Zone-wide season	Limits
Brook trout recorded here	Closed	fourth Saturday in April to Labour Day	S-1; must be greater than 56 centimetres, and C-0
Rainbow trout recorded here	Open	open all year	S-1 and C-0
Atlantic salmon	Open	open all year	S-1 and C-0
Brown trout	Open	open all year	S-5 and C-2
Channel catfish	Open	open all year	S-12 and C-6
Crappie	Open	open all year	S-30 and C-10
Lake sturgeon	Closed	closed all year
Lake trout	Part of the season Jan 1 – Mar 31	January 1 to September 30	S-3 and C-1
Lake whitefish	Open	open all year	S-12 and C-6
Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined	Open	open all year	S-6 and C-2
Muskellunge	Part of the season Dec 1 – Dec 15	third Saturday in June to December 15	S-1; New must be greater than 137 centimetres, and C-0
Northern pike	Open	open all year	S-4 and C-2; none between 70–90 centimetres, not more than 1 greater than 90 centimetres
Pacific salmon	Open	open all year	S-5 and C-2
Splake	Part of the season Jan 1 – Mar 31	January 1 to September 30	S-3 and C-1
Sunfish	Open	open all year	S-50 and C-25
Walleye and sauger combined	Open	January 1 to April 14 and third Saturday in May to December 31	S-2 and C-1
Yellow perch	Open	open all year	S-25 and C-12

S = sport fishing licence, C = conservation licence (daily catch and possession). Dates are worked out for 2026–27 from the wording of the 2026 summary. Ontario publishes a new summary every January 1, so check the 2027 edition for dates after December 31.

Batchawana River is not listed by name in the zone's species or waterbody exceptions or fish sanctuaries. Some exceptions cover whole townships or river systems, so read the zone page before you go.

Ice huts in Zone 9

Huts must be registered (free, once) and show the number outside; fabric shelters under 7 m² are exempt. Remove your hut by March 31, and in any case before the ice breaks up. You may fish with two lines through the ice in most waters, within 60 m and in sight of each.

Zone 9 ice fishing rules Ice fishing in Ontario guide

Source: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary 2026, Zone 9 (ontario.ca); ice hut rules: ontario.ca/page/ice-fishing. This summary is not the law: check the regulations and local conditions, and never go on ice you have not tested.