Ontario Fishing

Ontario Fish Records


The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters'

Ontario Record Fish Registry

was developed to recognize the largest fish angled legally from Ontario public waters.

Species Wt. (lbs.) T. Length (in.) Girth (in.) Date (mdy) Angler City Waterbody Bait used
                 
Atlantic Salmon 24.30 35.0 24.0 7/15/1989 James McDonald Mississauga Lake Ontario, Toronto Daredevil spoon
Amercian Eel 5.10 38.5 9.3 7/30/2002 Kyle Richards Scarborough Ottawa River Minnow
Aurora Trout 6.64 22.3 16.0 8/1/1999 Luc Pilon Val Caron Carol Lake near Westree #1 Silver Davis Hammer & Lil' Cleo
Black Crappie 3.78 17.0 16.5 5/10/1986 Charles Sherrill Detroit, Michigan Hillman Marsh, Lake Erie Minnow
Bluegill 1.83 11.1 13.5 6/25/1995 Jason Hall Simcoe Lake Erie Rapala Rattin' Rap
Bowfin 15.10 31.5 17.0 6/27/2000 Mark Johnson Bedminster, New Jersey Dog Lake Live Bait
Brook Trout 14.50 31.5 23.0 6/1/1916 Dr. J. W. Cook Thunder Bay Nipigon River  
Brown Bullhead 2.37 16.4 9.3 7/13/1989 Jeff Sereda Chatham 401 Pond Worm
Brown Trout 34.38 38.0 28.0 9/9/1994 Richard Matusiak Mississauga Lake Ontario near Mississauga Little Cleo
Burbot (Ling) 15.88 36.5 21.0 3/14/2003 Ernest Arpin Thunder Bay Jessie Lake Smelt
Channel Catfish 29.00 35.0 24.0 9/1/2000 Chad Thompson Wiarton Berford Lake Minnow
Chinook Salmon 46.38 47.0 30.0 8/7/2000 Harry Oosterveld Rockwood Lake Ontario, Toronto Rac. Spoon
Coho Salmon 28.64 42.0 18.5 8/12/1998 Sandy Smith Port Hope Lake Ontario near Pickering  
Common Carp 39.88     1/23/2007 Matt Bird Farmington Lake Simcoe Simcoe Bug/Minnow
Fallfish 2.34 18.5 10.9 4/25/1999 Brenda Lee Wilson Havelock Crowe River near Havelock Rapala
Freshwater Drum 20.60 31.0 26.5 8/31/1991 Aaron Mohr Fennville, Michigan French River Jig and Worm
Golden Eye 1.19 14.7 9.0 8/31/2003 Pamela Kerr Oakville Redstone River Lure & Minnow
Lake Herring (Cisco) 4.33 23.5 12.7 5/22/1991 Janice Binkley Homepayne Corrine Lake Jig and Worm
Lake Sturgeon 168.00 69.0 42.0 5/29/1982 Edward Paszkowski Toronto Nottawasaga River, Georgian Bay  
Lake Trout 63.12 51.5 32.8 5/25/1952 Hubert Hammers   Lake Superior  
Lake Whitefish 14.77 29.5 19.8 3/18/1996 Terry Frook Owen Sound Georgian Bay near Wiarton Mr. Champ Jig
Largemouth Bass 10.43 22.0 19.5 8/26/1976 Mario Crysanthou Willowdale Preston Lake Jitterbug
Longnose Gar 15.79 51.0 16.0 5/18/2009 Rob Jackson Ashton Ottawa River Manns
Mooneye 1.43 15.8 10.4 6/22/1998 Dakota Sisco Fort Frances Rainy River Grasshopper and bobber
Muskellunge 65.00 58.0 30.5 10/16/1988 Kenneth John O'Brien Toronto Blackstone Harbour, Lake Huron Rapala Countdown
Northern Pike 42.12     7/14/1946 Harry Bell Covington, Kentucky Delaney River near Kenora  
Pink Salmon 13.06 32.7 21.0 9/23/1992 Ray Higaki Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary's River Luhr Jensen Minnow
Pumpkinseed 1.00 10.0 14.0 8/30/1997 Fred Thorn Wiarton Beattie Lake Twister Tail & Jig & frog
Rainbow Trout 40.68 39.1 29.4 9/21/2005 Joanne Verdramin Sudbury McGregor Bay, Lake Huron AC Shiner
River Redhorse 12.05 30.5 19.3 4/30/2007 Randy Walker St. Thomas, Ontario Thames River Silver Walleye Grub
Rock Bass 3.00     8/1/1974 Peter Gulin   York River  
Sauger 4.40 22.2 12.5 11/7/1992 Kris Gagnier Tecumseh Detroit River near Windsor Black & Green Fuzzy Grub
Saugeye (Sauger x Walleye) 4.53 22.5 13.4 10/21/1992 Philip Gaskell Newmarket Lake of the Woods Vibrotail Jig
Shorthead Redhorse 5.55 24.0 14.4 5/4/1997 Steven Carter Norwood Trent River near Trenton Rapala Husky Jerk
Silver Redhorse 8.81 27.0 17.0 5/23/1988 Bruce Johnstone Midland North River White Plastic Grub
Smallmouth Bass 9.84 24.0 18.3 9/26/1954 Andy Anderson North Tonowanda, NY Birch Bark Lake near Kinmount  
Smelt 0.33 10.8 5.5 1/31/1993 Gerald Draper Sutton West Lake Simcoe William's Junior
Splake  20.71 35.0 23.3 5/17/1987 Paul Thompson Weston Georgian Bay Red Flourescent Rapala
Sunfish Hybrid 1.04 11.0 11.5 7/24/1998 Jeff Buck Espanola Lake Huron near Sagamok First Nation Mister Twister Jig & worm
Temperate Bass Hybrid 21.18 30.0 25.0 5/14/2006 Salvatore Oddo Algonac, Michigan Detroit River Lead Jig
Tiger Muskellunge 26.44 49.0 20.0 10/7/2000 Ed Barbosa Meaford Georgian Bay, Moon River  
Walleye 22.25 36.5 21.0 5/26/1943 Patrick Noon Fort Erie Niagara River, Fort Erie  
White Bass 2.87     5/9/1992 Robert Mercoff Waubaushene Georgian Bay Streamer Fly
White Crappie 2.71 15.4 13.9 1/8/2000 James Zahaluk Amherstburg Detroit River Small Jig with Glow ball
White Sucker 5.39 22.8 13.3 5/23/1996 Geoff Bernardo Cavan Lake Joseph Twister Tail Jig
Yellow Perch 2.42 15.1 12.1 3/20/2003 Dave Leslie Long Beach Lake Erie Minnow


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