Indian River

River South Western Ontario FMZ 15 Crown Land (Free)

About this spot

Indian River is a river in the South Western Ontario area of Ontario, in Fisheries Management Zone 15. MNR fish surveys (1978) recorded 22 species here, including rock bass, brown bullhead and fallfish. This waterbody sits on Ontario Crown land open to anglers holding a valid Ontario fishing licence.

Location

Fish Species

Rock Bass Catfish Fallfish Northern Pike Brook Trout Redhorse Smallmouth Bass Sucker Common Carp Walleye Yellow Perch

No species reported for this spot yet.

Lake data from Ontario government surveys

Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources holds 18 fish survey records from 1978.

Species recorded (22)

Rock Bass · 12 Brown Bullhead · 9 Common Shiner · 7 Fallfish · 6 Rosyface Shiner · 6 Mimic Shiner · 5 Logperch · 4 Northern Pike · 3 Brook Trout · 2 Shorthead Redhorse · 2 Smallmouth Bass · 2 Longnose Dace · 2 White Sucker · 2 Common Carp · 1 Golden Shiner · 1 Walleye · 1 Yellow Perch · 1 Blacknose Shiner · 1 Emerald Shiner · 1 Slimy Sculpin · 1 Brassy Minnow · 1 Central Mudminnow · 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 15

Indian River is in Fisheries Management Zone 15. 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 15 rules before you fish.

FMZ 15 regulations on ontario.ca

Ice fishing on Indian River (2026–27)

Ontario has no separate ice fishing season: the regular open seasons apply through the ice. Indian River is in Fisheries Management Zone 15, where 10 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, brook trout, northern pike, 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
Brook trout recorded here	Part of the season Jan 1 – Mar 31	January 1 to September 30	S-5 and C-2
Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined recorded here	Closed	fourth Saturday in June to November 30	S-6 and C-2
Northern pike recorded here	Open	January 1 to March 31 and third Saturday in May to December 31	S-6 and C-2
Walleye and sauger combined recorded here	Part of the season Dec 1 – Mar 15	January 1 to March 15 and third Saturday in May to December 31	S-4 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 46 centimetres
Yellow perch recorded here	Open	open all year	S-50 and C-25
Atlantic salmon	Closed	closed all year
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-2 and C-1
Lake whitefish	Open	open all year	S-12 and C-6
Muskellunge	Part of the season Dec 1 – Dec 15	1st Saturday in June to December 15	S-1; must be greater than 91 centimetres, and C-0
Pacific salmon	Open	open all year	S-5 and C-2
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

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.

A waterbody with this name has its own rules

The summary lists a "Indian River" in Zone 15 without coordinates, and more than one lake in the zone carries that name. If it is this one, these rules apply:

Fish sanctuary (from Boundary Road in the City of Pembroke downstream to its confluence with the Muskrat River - Renfrew County): No fishing - April 1 to Friday before the third Saturday in May

Ice huts in Zone 15

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 15 ice fishing rules Ice fishing in Ontario guide

Source: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary 2026, Zone 15 (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.