Whippoorwill Bay

Lake Bruce Peninsula FMZ 14 Crown Land (Free)

About this spot

Whippoorwill Bay is a lake in the Bruce Peninsula area of Ontario, in Fisheries Management Zone 14. 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 14

Whippoorwill Bay is in Fisheries Management Zone 14. 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 14 rules before you fish.

FMZ 14 regulations on ontario.ca

Ice fishing on Whippoorwill Bay (2026–27)

Ontario has no separate ice fishing season: the regular open seasons apply through the ice. Whippoorwill Bay is in Fisheries Management Zone 14, where 11 of 16 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	Open	open all year	S-1 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 herring (cisco)	Open	open all year	S-25 and C-12
Lake sturgeon	Closed	closed all year
Lake trout	Open	January 1 to September 30 and December 1 to December 31	S-2 and C-1
Lake whitefish	Open	open all year	S-12 and C-6
Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined	Closed	fourth Saturday in June to November 30	S-3 and C-1
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	Part of the season Dec 1 – Mar 1	January 1 to March 1 and May 1 to December 31	S-2; in one day, possession limit of four, not more than one greater than 86 centimetres, and C-1; in one day, possession limit of two, not more than one greater than 86 centimetres
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-50 and C-25
Walleye and sauger combined	Part of the season Dec 1 – Mar 1	January 1 to March 1 and May 1 to December 31	S-2; in one day, possession limit of four, none between 41-56 centimetres, not more than one greater than 56 centimetres, and C-1; in one day, possession limit of two, none between 41-56 centimetres, not more than one greater than 56 centimetres
Yellow perch	Open	open all year	S-25; in one day, possession limit of 50, and C-12; in one day, possession limit of 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.

Whippoorwill 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 14

Huts must be registered (free, once) and show the number outside; fabric shelters under 7 m² are exempt. Remove your hut by March 15, 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 14 ice fishing rules Ice fishing in Ontario guide

Source: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary 2026, Zone 14 (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.