Little Abitibi River

River Northern Ontario FMZ 8 Crown Land (Free)

About this spot

Little Abitibi River is a river in the Northern Ontario area of Ontario, in Fisheries Management Zone 8. This waterbody sits on Ontario Crown land open to anglers holding a valid Ontario fishing licence. Ontario's rivers and streams provide excellent fishing for trout, Pacific salmon, and many other sport fish species.

Location

Fish Species

No species reported for this spot yet.

Fisheries Management Zone 8

Little Abitibi River is in Fisheries Management Zone 8. 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 8 rules before you fish.

FMZ 8 regulations on ontario.ca

Ice fishing on Little Abitibi River (2026–27)

Ontario has no separate ice fishing season: the regular open seasons apply through the ice. Little Abitibi River is in Fisheries Management Zone 8, where 9 of 11 species groups are open for the whole ice season (December 1 to March 31) under the zone-wide rules.

Fish sanctuary. The summary lists Little Abitibi River as a fish sanctuary: No fishing - April 1 to June 15; No fishing - April 15 to June 30. No fishing is allowed during that period, whatever the table below says.

Species	Through the ice	Zone-wide season	Limits
Brook trout	Part of the season Jan 1 – Mar 31	January 1 to September 15	S-5 and C-2
Lake sturgeon	Open	January 1 to April 30 and July 1 to December 31	S-0 and C-0
Lake trout	Part of the season Feb 15 – Mar 15	February 15 to March 15 and third Saturday in May to September 30	S-3 and C-1
Lake whitefish	Open	open all year	S-25 and C-12
Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined	Open	open all year	S-6 and C-2
Northern pike	Open	open all year	S-6; not more than 2 greater than 61 centimetres, of which not more than 1 greater than 86 centimetres, and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 61 centimetres, none greater than 86 centimetres
Rainbow trout	Open	open all year	S-5 and C-2
Splake	Open	open all year	S-5 and C-2
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-4 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 46 centimetres
Yellow perch	Open	open all year	S-50 and C-25

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.

Rules specific to Little Abitibi River

The 2026 summary lists this lake by name. These rules replace the zone-wide ones above where they overlap.

Waterbody exception: Fish sanctuary - no fishing from April 1 to June 15
Waterbody exception: Fish sanctuary - no fishing from April 15 to June 30 in the following areas: Little Abitibi River - McQuibban Township, from Pierre Lake Road to part of Pierre Lake lying east of longitude 80°39′30″W; Fish sanctuary - no fishing from April 15 to June 30 in the following areas: Little Abitibi River and Montreuil Lake - Swartman Township, between northern narrows of Pierre Lake to portion lying east of longitude 80°47′W
Fish sanctuary (refer to waterbody exceptions): No fishing - April 1 to June 15
Fish sanctuary (refer to waterbody exceptions): No fishing - April 15 to June 30

Ice huts in Zone 8

No hut registration is required in this zone. There is no fixed removal date, but every hut must be off 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 8 ice fishing rules Ice fishing in Ontario guide

Source: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary 2026, Zone 8 (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.