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Brown Trout (German trout) Rainbow Trout (Kamloops trout, steelhead) Identification: • golden brown colour, paler colour in the lakes Identification: • heavily spotted along side and the caudal and dorsal fins Features: • brown and black spots on its sides, back, and adipose Coho Salmon (silver salmon, blue back) (lake Atlantic salmon, landlocked salmon) Features: • back is green to greenish blue; sides silvery and dorsal fins Identification: • differs from chinook salmon by having white gums in Identification: • silvery on sides and below; back and head may be brown, • often has a pinkish band along its sides • a few orange spots with pale haloes on its sides a dark mouth Chinook Salmon (king salmon) green, or blue Size: • in small bodies of water averages 200 g (7 oz) Size: • weight ranges from 10 to 54 kg (2 to 12 lbs) Features: • small black spots confined to the caudal fin and above the Features: • tail and fins may become dark • in Lake 09 to 68 kg (2 to 15 lbs) Habitat: • favours slower stretches of water, eddies in lateral line Identification: • black spots on the head, back and both lobes of the • body is very trout like; can be mistaken for brown trout Habitat: • prefers cold, clean water (13oC) • prefers cold clean water (18oC), but is tolerant of • silver sides, steel grey back, white belly caudal fin during spawning • found in both lakes and streams warmer water Size: • average size 22 to 45 kg (5 to 10 lbs) Features: • mouth lining black with black gums Size: • average weight 900-1800 g (2-4 lbs) Spawning: • reaches adulthood in 3-5 years Spawning: • spawns in rivers from October to February Habitat: • found in at depths of 16 to 60 m (49-197 ft) • blue green head and back with silver sides • can be over 16 kg (35 lbs) Habits: • mainly spawns in the spring, but also enters rivers in the fall Habits: • eggs hatch in spring • prefers water that is 12-14oC (53-57oF) Size: • average weight 90 kg (20 lbs) Habitat: • found in the shallow upper layers of Lake Ontario • does not die after spawning • does not die after spawning Spawning: • at ages 3-4, moves into the rivers in the fall to spawn • largest caught in Lake Ontario to date was 210 kg (47 lbs) following breakup Food: • insects, fish, and spawn Food: • feeds on insects, fish, worms, and spawn Habits: • does not eat when spawning Habitat: • found in Lake Ontario at the depths of 15-60 m (49 -197 ft) • gradually retreating to cooler, deep waters as summer Angling: • in streams, takes wet and dry flies, worms, corn, spinners, • surface feed more than other trout • both males and females die after spawning • prefers water that is 12-14oC (53 - 57oF) advances spawn, and spawn imitations • preferred feeding times are dawn and dusk Food: • feeds on alewife, smelt, insects and crustaceans Spawning: • usually spawns at age 4 • as water temperatures cool in the fall, the salmon return to • in lakes, may be taken with minnows, worms, spoons, Angling: • in streams, takes wet and dry flies, worms, spawn, Angling: • in streams, takes spinners, spawn, and spawn imitations Habits: • moves into the rivers in the fall to spawn shallower water and plugs and spinners • in lakes, may be caught by trolling spoons and salmon baits • does not eat when spawning Spawning: • spawns at ages 3-5 in the fall • in lakes, found closer to the shore than other trout • males and females die after spawning Habits: • spawns in fresh water streams and rivers and salmon Food: • feeds on alewife, smelt, insects, and crustaceans • does not eat when spawning • most often caught by trolling spoons Angling: • caught in Lake Ontario by trolling spoons, plugs, dodgers, • eggs hatch in 110 days and flies Food: • aquatic insects and small fish • in streams in the fall, readily takes spawn and spinners Angling: • in streams, takes spinners, spawn, and spawn imitations • in lakes, may be caught by trolling spoons and salmon baits

Lake Trout (laker, trout, mackinaw trout) Identification: • deeply forked tail Features: • colour varies from greenish grey to pale silver Brook Trout (Speckled trout) • white spots on its sides, head, and caudal and dorsal fins • white leading edge on the pelvic and anal fins Identification: • back is olive green to dark brown; silvery white below Size: • weight ranges from 09 to 45 kg (2 to 10 lbs) Features: • small well-defined spots on sides Habitat: • prefers the cold, clear deeper areas of Lake Ontario • anal, pelvic and pectoral fins have a white leading edge • only uses the shallow shorelines when the water is cold Size: • averages 05 kg (1 lb) Spawning: • adulthood is reached in 5-7 years Habitat: • found in cold, clear well-oxgenated streams and lakes Habits: • spawns in the fall on lake shoals • prefers summer water temperatures below 20oC (68oF) • eggs hatch in 4-5 weeks Spawning: • spawns in the fall Food: • feeds mainly on alewife and other fish Habits: • reaches adulthood at ages 2-3 Angling: • can be caught using minnows, spinners, jigs, and spoons • spawns mainly on gravel beds in the shallows of stream headwaters Northern Pike (great northern pike, jackfish, snake) Food: • mainly insect larvae, crustaceans, fish, and worms Angling: • wet or dry flies, spincasting, or live bait Identification: • light oval spots on dark green becoming lighter on the side • trout that most readily accepts angler’s bait Features: • wavy dark bands on the dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins • duck-like jaws • 10 pores on underside of jaw Size: • average weight 1-2 kg (2-4 lbs), but may reach 5 kg (11 lbs) Habitat: • prefers shallow, well-vegetated areas in warm water • frequently found in less than 1m (3 ft) of water Spawning: • matures at 2-4 years of age Habits: • spring spawner on vegetated floodplains of rivers, marshes, and bays immediately after ice-out • eggs hatch in 12-14 days Food: • almost exclusively fish but will eat small animals Angling: • trolling or casting with spoons, plugs, spinners, or spinner baits • still-fishing with baitfish at the edge of weed beds Walleye (pickerel) Largemouth Bass (black bass, green bass, bucketmouth) Identification: • back is olive brown to golden-brown in colour Features: • undersides milk-white or yellow-white Identification: • jaw extends past the eye Carp (German carp, European carp, leather carp) • many sharp teeth Features: • broad dark horizontal stripe Bowfin (dogfish, mudfish) • opaque eye that is very light sensitive • dark green back blending into lighter green side and belly Identification: • two barbels on each side of the upper jaw Size: • averages 14 kg (3 lbs) Size: • average weight 05-14 kg (1-3 lbs), Features: • saw-edged spiny dorsal fin ray Identification: • dark olive, lustrous above, lighter below Habitat: • prefers large, shallow, turbid lakes but may reach 23 kg (5 lbs) • large thick scales Features: • yellow brown head with dark horizontal bars • often found in up to 15 m (50 ft) of water Habitat: • found near weedbeds, logs, stumps, and other sunken objects • back is dark green to brown becoming yellowish on the belly • black spot twice the size of eye on tail Spawning: • spawns in spring or early summer • prefers warm water less than 6 m (20 ft) deep Size: • average weight 2 kg (4 lbs), but fish over 7 kg (15 lbs) • large and rounded tail Habits: • spawns on rocky areas in rivers below in-stream obstructions Spawning: • reaches maturity in 3-5 years are common Size: • average weight 900-1300 g (2-3 lbs) • reaches maturity in 2-4 years Habits: • spawns in late spring to early summer Habitat: • warm, shallow water with much aquatic vegetation Can be over 6800 g (15 lbs) Food: • mainly small fish, but may eat worms or crayfish • eggs hatch in 3-5 days • carp are tolerant of poor environmental conditions Habitat: • marsh or vegetated bays of warm lakes and rivers Angling: • still-fishing with live minnows Food: • aquatic insects, crayfish, frogs, and fish Spawning: • reaches maturity in 3 years • can withstand high temperatures and stagnant water • artificial lures such as spinners, spoons, plugs, or jigs Angling: • caught along weedbeds and sunken objects Habits: • spawns in early spring and summer in weedy or Spawning: • spawns at ages 3-5 in the spring • sunrise and sunset are most productive • takes surface plugs, crankbaits, spinners, spinner baits, grassy shallows Habits: • spawn in shallow vegetated water in lakes and rivers and flies • eggs hatch within 3-6 days • eggs hatch in 8-10 days White Bass (silver bass, white lake-bass) • caught still-fishing with worms, leeches, frogs, and crayfish Food: • feeds mainly on aquatic vegetation and insects Food: • aquatic insects, frogs, crayfish, and small fish Angling: • taken by fishing the bottom with corn kernels, Angling: • taken using live bait and lures fishing near bottom Identification: • several rows of dark horizontal stripes Smallmouth Bass (black bass, brown bass, bronzeback bass) doughballs, or worms • provides considerable sport when taken with light tackle Features: • back is grey in colour, silvery sides, and white belly Identification: • jaw extends to mid-point of eye • still-fishing with the aid of a float is most effective Size: • average weight 230 g (8 oz) Features: • 8-15 thin vertical bars Habitat: • prefers clear, moderately deep, cool water with gravel • green to golden-brown back blending into golden sides and and rock shoals a cream-coloured belly • will move into the shallows at night to feed Size: • average weight 1 to 14 kg (2-3 lbs) Spawning: • first spawns at age 3 Habitat: • prefers cool clear water Habits: • moves into estuaries or onto shoals to spawn in the spring • often found near rock shoals and areas with a rocky bottom • eggs hatch in about 48 hours Spawning: • reaches adulthood at 3-6 years Food: • fish, invertebrates, and insects Habits: • spawns in late spring and early summer • feeds in schools Food: • aquatic insects, crayfish, frogs, and fish Angling: • best caught during the spring in the mouths Angling: • takes crank baits, plugs, flies, spinners, and spinner baits • spinners and baitfish are most successful • still-fishing with worms, frogs, crayfish, leeches, and • at night may be taken with surface lures minnows

Brown Bullhead (brown catfish, mudcat, common catfish) Black Crappie (crawpie, calico bass, speckled bass) Identification: • dark barbels on chin Identification: • depressed forehead Features: • square tail fin Features: • 7 -8 dorsal spines • thick saw-toothed spines on dorsal and pectoral fins • dark spots or blotches on silvery coloured sides • dark brown becoming creamy on the belly • dark green to black colour Size: • average weight 230 g (8 oz) but may exceed 09 kg (2 lbs) Size: • average weight 230 g (8 oz), but may reach 05 kg (1 lb) Pumpkinseed (sunfish, punky, sun bass, yellow sunfish) Habitat: • found in shallow, warm water near sand or mud bottoms Habitat: • found in shallow, warm water bays having abundant growth • tolerant of very poor environmental conditions Identification: • red spot on gill cover Spawning: • first spawns at age 3 of aquatic vegetation Features: • cheeks and gill covered with wavy blue streaks • prefers clear water with sandy and mud bottoms White Sucker (common sucker, eastern sucker) Habits: • spawns in late spring to early summer in mud or sand • rusty coloured blotches on orange-yellow sides and belly • eggs hatch in 6-9 days Spawning: • first spawns at ages 2-4 • back is greenish olive in colour Identification: • dark gold to brown back and silvery sides Habits: • spawns in late spring or early summer Rock Bass (red-eye bass, goggle eyes) Yellow Perch (lake perch, American perch) Food: • insect larvae, crayfish, snails, and aquatic vegetation Size: • average weight 115-215 g (4-8 oz) Features: • overhanging snout with a thick lipped mouth • feeds at night on the bottom, using barbels to locate food • eggs hatch in 3-5 days Habitat: • found in shallow, sheltered areas of lakes and Size: • average weight 05 kg (1 lb) Food: • aquatic insects, other invertebrates and small fish Identification: • large reddish eyes Identification: • dark green back blending into yellow sides Angling: • taken by still-fishing with worms, doughballs, stinkbaits slow-moving rivers Features: • dark spots forming horizontal rows on olive brown sides Features: • 6 to 8 broad dark vertical bars present along sides Habitat: • found on the bottom of rivers and lakes and baitfish Angling: • takes worms, baitfish, and a variety of artificial lures such • prefers areas with submerged vegetation and brush cover Spawning: • first spawns at 3-4 years old as spinners, jigs, and flies • 11-12 dorsal spines; 5-7 anal spines Size: • average weight 180 g (60 oz), but may reach 05 kg (11 lbs) • the reddish colour flesh is surprisingly delicious Spawning: • reaches maturity in 2 years Size: • average weight 115-230 g (4 - 8 oz) Habitat: • yellow perch are adaptable to a variety of habitats Habits: • in the spring, moves into rivers to spawn • provides considerable sport on light tackle and Habits: • spawns in late spring to early summer in the shallows of • eggs are scattered over river bed and adhere to substrate fly fishing equipment Habitat: • prefers clear pools and protected rocky areas • prefers open, clear water with aquatic vegetation and lakes, ponds, or slow-moving streams • often associated with smallmouth bass and pumpkinseed a mud, sand, or gravel bottom • eggs hatch in 2-3 weeks • eggs hatch in as little as 3 days Food: • aquatic larvae, vegetation, and worms Spawning: • spawns in late spring to early summer in areas as diverse as Spawning: • first spawns at ages 3-4 Photo credits for fish images on reverse side Food: • insect larvae, snails, and small fish swamps and gravel shoals Habits: • spawns in the spring in lake shallows or tributary rivers • feeds on the bottom Environment Environnement • food is taken off the bottom and at the surface Angling: • taken by dip nets during the spring spawning run Canada Habits: • eggs hatch in 3-4 days • eggs hatch in 8-10 days GREAT LAKES 2000 Angling: • easily caught on worms, grasshoppers, small spinners, Food: • aquatic insects, crayfish, and small fish Food: • aquatic insects, crayfish, and small fish • can be caught still-fishing on the bottom with a small hook CLEANUP FUND and flies Angling: • readily taken on worms, minnows, flies, and small spinners Angling: • taken by still-fishing near the bottom with worms or baitfish baited with a worm or doughball FONDS D’ASSAINISSEMENT • provides considerable sport on light tackle and fly fishing • fights hard on light tackle and fly fishing equipment • perch strike lightly and a float may aid in detecting a bite • best eaten in the spring when taken from cold water DES GRANDS LACS 2000 equipment Glen Haffy Duffins Creek Airport Rd south of Hwy 9 Marsh rainbow trout South of Squires Beach Rd, east to Jodrel Park Rd, south of Frisco Rd At Glen Haffy, fishing is fun for the whole family Rainbow trout are raised in the Authority's own fish hatchery for salmon, trout, carp, pike, perch, bass, white sucker stocking in public ponds here You can bring your own tackle or rent equipment for the day At the nearby Duffins Creek Marsh is a unique natural area comprised of Headwaters Trout Ponds your group can rent a private a large network of marshes which are home to a variety of pond and waterside cabin species You can launch a small vessel here, and it is a popular family destination for picnics, fishing, and nature walks Take in the sights of the marsh along the walkway here

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and table lands • Identifying and eliminating barriers that limit the participation • one of the world’s largest public landowners and protectors of diverse communities in environmental management of environmentally important lands (13,350 hectares/ activities; 33,000 acres) and watersheds in an urban area • Helping diverse communities to acquire environmental skills that can be applied in their neighbourhood or shared with other • a promoter of the diversity and quality of life in the projects related to community environmental stewardship; and region by providing access to conservation lands for Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, appeared in Inland Fishes of Washington by Rock Bass, Rainbow Trout, Common Carp, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed, Freshwater Fishes of New Hampshire by John F$ Scarolas$ Published by the Brown Trout, by Bob Morris unpublished image from the Credit Valley White Bass, by William Pflieger appears in the American Fisheries Society Black Crappie, by Charles Purkett, appears in the American Fisheries Society outdoor recreation, nature interpretation, and heritage • Increasing opportunities for employment R$S$ Wydoski and R$R$ Whitney, published by the University of Washington Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Brown Bullhead, Lake Trout, Northern Pike, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and is used by permission of Conservation Authority is used by permission of the author$ image collection and is used by permission of the author$ image collection and is used by permission of the author$ Press, Seattle, 1979, and is used by permission of the authors$ Common White Sucker, Brook Trout, Largemouth Bass, appeared in the author$ appreciation serving 12 million visitors annually To find out more about our Community Environmental • a Canadian leader in lifelong learning and Stewardship Program and how you can participate in this environmental education for adults and more than program, call (416) 661-6600, extension 237 Marie Curtis Colonel Sam Humber Grenadier Toronto 200,000 students annually Fishing Regulations Park Smith Park Bay Park Marsh Pond Islands For more information on The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, call us at (416) 661-6600, or visit The Ministry of Natural Resources publishes a summary of Lakeshore Rd East, east of Dixie Rd Kipling Ave south of Lake Shore Blvd West end of Park Lawn Rd south of Lake Shore Blvd south of Lake Shore Blvd West, Humber River Blvd west of Parkside Dr ferry from foot of Bay St our website at http://wwwtrcaonca the regulations that govern fishing in Ontario called the Ontario Sport Fishing Regulations It can be obtained free salmon, trout, carp, perch, white sucker salmon, trout, carp, shad, pumpkinseed, pike, salmon, trout, carp, bass, perch, walleye, salmon, trout, carp, pike, perch, bass, white sucker carp, white sucker, pumpkinseed, bass, pike salmon, trout, carp, pike, perch, bass, bowfin, of charge at any office of the Ministry of Natural Resources bass, white sucker white sucker white sucker, black crappie has a variety of special features available Humber River Marsh offers abundant wildlife and bird Grenadier Pond is a perfect spot to bring the family for a Environment Environnement Vital information regarding size, catch and possession Canada Canada to the public - a supervised beach, public boat launch and One of the waterfront’s newest parks, it harbours several Park is divided by the Humber River; on the watching opportunities A scenic lookout close to a parking picnic, fishing day, or for nature appreciation along one of The are more than a dozen small islands GREAT LAKES 2000 limits, licences, fish sanctuaries, and open seasons are moorings, and a pedestrian bridge linking the east and west unique habitat creation projects Bring the whole family to west side is the Humber Bay Boating Federation, a sailing area on the west side of the South Kingsway, gives the best the many trails in High Park Visit a historic home, stroll each having different characteristics The islands have a CLEANUP FUND found in this booklet FONDS D’ASSAINISSEMENT sides of the park This is a great park for the family, with view the snake hibernaculums and amphibian ponds school and a public boat launch On the east, several small viewing Enjoy the trail on foot or with your bike Bring along through the manicured gardens, or take a break at the public marina, two yacht clubs, restaurants and snackbars, DESGRANDSLACS2000 wading pools, a playground area, and baseball diamond It your fishing rod to try and catch trout or salmon restaurant There are many opportunties to sit under a site reference fishing boat launch There is a yacht club, boardwalk, wildflower meadows, as ponds are used for model boating and fly casting The the city airport, a children’s park, bicycle paths and bike is handicapped accessible and has public washrooms well as seven self-guided interpretive trails This park has fishing pier offers easy wheelchair access shade tree and enjoy the view rentals, beaches, and more conservation field centre/ picnic shelters and is easily accessible public campground interpretive area