Trent River

River South Western Ontario FMZ 20 Crown Land (Free)

About this spot

Trent River is a river in the South Western Ontario area of Ontario, in Fisheries Management Zone 20. MNR fish surveys (2004–2007) recorded 5 species here, including 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 2004 to 2007. Survey methods: Dip Nets, Electrofishing.

Species recorded (5)

Brook Stickleback · 2 Creek Chub · 2 White Sucker · 2 Central Mudminnow · 1 Fathead Minnow · 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 20

Trent River is in Fisheries Management Zone 20. 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 20 rules before you fish.

FMZ 20 regulations on ontario.ca

Ice fishing on Trent River (2026–27)

Ontario has no separate ice fishing season: the regular open seasons apply through the ice. Trent River is in Fisheries Management Zone 20, where 11 of 14 species groups are open for the whole ice season (December 1 to March 31) under the zone-wide rules.

Fish sanctuary. The summary lists Trent River as a fish sanctuary: No fishing - April 1 to Friday before first Saturday in May. No fishing is allowed during that period, whatever the table below says.

Species	Through the ice	Zone-wide season	Limits
Atlantic salmon	Open	open all year	S-1; must be greater than 63 centimetres, 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	Open	January 1 to September 30 and December 1 to December 31	S-3 and C-1
Lake whitefish	Open	open all year	S-12 and C-6
Muskellunge	Part of the season Dec 1 – Dec 15	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 first Saturday in May to December 31	S-6 and C-2
Pacific salmon	Open	open all year	S-5 and C-2
Rainbow trout	Open	open all year	S-2 and C-1
Sunfish	Open	open all year	S-100 and C-50
Walleye and sauger combined	Part of the season Dec 1 – Mar 1	January 1 to March 1 and first Saturday in May to December 31	S-4 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 63 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 Trent River

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

Fish sanctuary (City of Quinte West, between the first dam north of Lake Ontario downstream to the south side of the Dundas Street bridg...): No fishing - April 1 to Friday before first Saturday in May

Ice huts in Zone 20

Huts must be registered (free, once) and show the number outside; fabric shelters under 7 m² are exempt. Remove your hut by March 1, 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 20 ice fishing rules Ice fishing in Ontario guide

Source: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary 2026, Zone 20 (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.