MacGregor Bay

Lake Eastern Ontario FMZ 12 Crown Land (Free)

About this spot

MacGregor Bay is a lake in the Eastern Ontario area of Ontario, in Fisheries Management Zone 12. This waterbody sits on Ontario Crown land open to anglers holding a valid Ontario fishing licence. Ontario's crown land lakes support a diverse range of species including lake trout, walleye, largemouth bass, and northern pike.

Location

Fish Species

No species reported for this spot yet.

Fisheries Management Zone 12

MacGregor Bay 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 MacGregor Bay (2026–27)

Ontario has no separate ice fishing season: the regular open seasons apply through the ice. MacGregor Bay 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.

Species	Through the ice	Zone-wide season	Limits
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
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 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
Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined	Closed	Friday before fourth Saturday in June to November 30	S-6 and C-2
Muskellunge	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	Open	January 1 to March 31 and Friday before third Saturday in May to December 31	S-6 and C-2
Sunfish	Open	open all year	no limit
Walleye and sauger combined	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	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.

MacGregor Bay 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.