Lac Dollard-des-Ormeaux

Lake South Western Ontario FMZ 12 Crown Land (Free)

About this spot

Lac Dollard-des-Ormeaux is a lake in the South Western Ontario area of Ontario, in Fisheries Management Zone 12. MNR fish surveys (2009) recorded 21 species here, including channel catfish, sauger and yellow perch. This waterbody sits on Ontario Crown land open to anglers holding a valid Ontario fishing licence.

Location

Fish Species

Catfish Sauger Yellow Perch Black Crappie Bluegill Freshwater Drum Lake Sturgeon Mooneye Muskellunge Northern Pike Rock Bass Redhorse Smallmouth Bass Walleye Sucker

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 2009. Survey methods: Broad-scale Monitoring.

Species recorded (21)

Channel Catfish · 1 Sauger · 1 Spottail Shiner · 1 Yellow Perch · 1 Black Crappie · 1 Bluegill · 1 Brown Bullhead · 1 Freshwater Drum · 1 Lake Sturgeon · 1 Longnose Gar · 1 Mooneye · 1 Muskellunge · 1 Northern Pike · 1 Pumpkinseed · 1 Quillback · 1 Rock Bass · 1 Shorthead Redhorse · 1 Silver Redhorse · 1 Smallmouth Bass · 1 Walleye · 1 White Sucker · 1

Number of survey records that list the species.

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 12

Lac Dollard-des-Ormeaux is in Fisheries Management Zone 12. 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 12 rules before you fish.

FMZ 12 regulations on ontario.ca

Ice fishing on Lac Dollard-des-Ormeaux (2026–27)

Ontario has no separate ice fishing season: the regular open seasons apply through the ice. Lac Dollard-des-Ormeaux is in Fisheries Management Zone 12, where 7 of 14 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, channel catfish, black crappie, muskellunge, northern pike, bluegill, pumpkinseed, sauger, walleye and yellow perch are open at least part of the winter under the zone-wide rules.

Species	Through the ice	Zone-wide season	Limits
Channel catfish recorded here	Open	open all year	S-12 and C-6
Crappie recorded here	Open	open all year	S-30 and C-10
Lake sturgeon recorded here	Closed	closed all year
Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined recorded here	Closed	Friday before fourth Saturday in June to November 30	S-6 and C-2
Muskellunge recorded here	Part of the season Dec 1 – Dec 15	Friday before third Saturday in June to December 15	S-1; must be greater than 137 centimetres, and C-0
Northern pike recorded here	Open	January 1 to March 31 and Friday before third Saturday in May to December 31	S-6 and C-2
Sunfish recorded here	Open	open all year	no limit
Walleye and sauger combined recorded here	Open	January 1 to March 31 and Friday before third Saturday in May to December 31	S-5 and C-2; must be less than 40 centimetres from March 1 to June 15
Yellow perch recorded here	Open	open all year	S-50 and C-25
Atlantic salmon	Closed	Friday before fourth Saturday in April to September 30	S-1 and C-0
Brook trout	Closed	Friday before fourth Saturday in April to September 30	S-5 and C-2
Brown trout and rainbow trout	Closed	Friday before fourth Saturday in April to September 30	S-5 and C-2
Lake trout and splake	Closed	Friday before fourth Saturday in April to September 30	S-2 and C-1; must be greater than 45 centimetres
Lake whitefish	Open	open all year	S-12 and C-6

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.

Lac Dollard-des-Ormeaux 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 12

Huts must be registered (free, once) and show the number outside; fabric shelters under 7 m² are exempt. Remove your hut by March 15 below the Lake Timiskaming dam, March 31 above it, 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 12 ice fishing rules Ice fishing in Ontario guide

Source: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary 2026, Zone 12 (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.