Urban Fishing Opportunities in Toronto & Surrounding Areas
Many urban fishing opportunities are just a short bicycle ride, walk, public transit ride or car trip away from where you live. Come experience what world class fishing is all about. 1- Washrooms The chart below lists the facilities available at 52 of the more 2- Boat Launch 3- Boat Rentals acessible locations in the Greater Toronto Region. To the 4- Fish Observation right, the map shows where these sites are located. With a 5- Parking 6- Public Transit little searching, there are many more secluded places to be 7- Telephone found. New recreational areas are also under development 8- User Fee 9- Disabled Access that may provide additional urban fishing opportunities. to Water 10- Ice Fishing - Wheelchair
GTA FISHING SITES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 Glen Haffy CA 2 Palgrave Forest & Wildlife Area 3 Albion Hills CA 4 Bolton Resource Management Tract 5 Heart Lake CA 6 Norton Place Park 7 Loafers Lake 8 Major Oaks Park 9 Chinquacousy Park 10 Professor’s Lake 11 Claireville CA 12 Snelgrove Resource Management Tract 13 Humber Trails Forest and Wildlife Area 14 Cold Creek CA 15 Nashville Resource Management Tract 17 Summerlea Park 18 Centennial Park 19 Marie Curtis Park 20 Colonel Samuel Smith Park 21 Humber Bay Park East/West 22 Humber Bay Ponds 23 Humber River Marsh 24 Grenadier Pond 25 Toronto Islands 26 Tommy Thompson Park 27 Ashbridge’s Bay 28 Lower Humber River 29 Eglinton Flats 30 G. Ross Lord Park 31 Bluffers Park 32 Rouge River Marsh 33 Upper Main Rouge River 34 Little Rouge Creek 35 Rumble Pond Park 36 Mill Pond 37 Wilcox Lake 38 Milne Park 39 Toogood Pond Park 40 Mountjoy Pond Park 41 Bruce’s Mill CA 42 Stouffville Reservoir 43 Goodwood Resource Management Tract 44 Claremont Forest & Wildlife Area 45 Petticoat Creek CA 46 Frenchman’s Bay 47 Pickering Nuclear Plant 48 Duffins Creek Marsh 49 Rotary Park/Ajax Waterfront 50 Lower Duffins Creek 51 Greenwood CA 52 Lake Ontario Recreational Fishing Sites RECREATIONAL FISH: WHERE TO FIND THEM
Common Possible P Seasonal P P BLACK CRAPPIE BLACK BLUEGILL BOWFIN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK BULLHEAD BROWN CARP CHINOOK SALMON COHO SALMON CREEK CHUB DRUM FRESHWATER GIZZARD SHAD GOLDFISH TROUT LAKE LARGEMOUTH BASS PIKE NORTHERN PUMPKINSEED TROUT RAINBOW BASS ROCK SMALLMOUTH BASS WALLEYE WHITE SUCKER WHITE PERCH WHITE BASS PERCH YELLOW
TOWN OF CALEDON Glen Haffy CA 1 P P P P Airport Rd. south of Hwy. 9 Palgrave 2 P P P P P P P Forest & Wildlife Area 6th Line north of 25th Sideroad Albion Hills CA 3 P P P P P P P P Hwy. 50 north of Bolton Bolton 4 P P P P Resource Mgmt. Tract public lands upstream from Bolton
CITY OF BRAMPTON Heart Lake CA 5 P P P P P Heart Lake Road north of Hwy. 7 from Hwy. 410 Norton Place Park 6 P P P P P P Hwy. 7 east of Hwy. 410 Loafers Lake 7 P P P P P Loafers Lake Road north of Sandalwood Parkway E. Major Oaks Park 8 P Williams PkwayE west of Hwy. 410 Chinguacousy Park 9 P P P P Central Park Drive north of Hwy. 7 Professor’s Lake 10 P P P P P P P North Pk. Dr. east of Bramalea Rd. Clairville CA 11 P P P P P P P P P Hwy. 50 at Steeles Ave. Snelgrove Resource 12 P P Mgmt Tract Conservation Dr. east of Hwy. 10
ADDITIONAL PEEL REGION LOCATIONS: • Lake Aquataine City of Mississauga: rainbow trout, panfish • Ken Whillians Town of Caledon: rainbow trout, pike, bass, pumpkinseed and perch • Forks of the Credit Provincial Park Town of Caledon: brook trout, brown trout BLACK CRAPPIE BLACK BLUEGILL BOWFIN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK BULLHEAD BROWN CARP CHINOOK SALMON COHO SALMON CREEK CHUB DRUM FRESHWATER GIZZARD SHAD GOLDFISH TROUT LAKE LARGEMOUTH BASS PIKE NORTHERN PUMPKINSEED TROUT RAINBOW BASS ROCK SMALLMOUTH BASS WALLEYE WHITE SUCKER WHITE PERCH WHITE BASS PERCH YELLOW
TOWNSHIP OF KING Humber Trails 13 P P P Mill Rd. south of King Rd. Cold Creek CA 14 PP P 11th Concession Rd. north of King Rd. Nashville Resource Mgmt 15 P P P P P P Tract Public lands downstream from Bolton
CITY OF ETOBICOKE Summerlea Park 17 P P P P Albion Rd. east of Islington Ave Centennial Park 18 P Centennial Park Blvd. south of Eglinton Ave. Marie Curtis Park 19 P P P P PPP P P PPP P Lakeshore Rd. East, east ofDixie Rd. Colonel Samuel Smith 20 P P P P P PPPP P Park Kipling Ave. south of Lakeshore Blvd. W. Humber Bay Park 21 P P P P P PP PPP P PPPP PP PPP P East/West end of Park Lawn Rd. south of Lakeshore Blvd. W. Humber Bay Ponds 22 P P P P located in Humber Bay Park
ADDITIONAL HALTON REGION LOCATIONS: • Kelso Conservation Area Town of Milton: crappie, smallmouth bass, rainbow trout and perch • Milton Mill Pond Town of Milton: rainbow trout and panfish • Fairy Lake Town of Acton: largemouth bass, pike, black crappie and panfish BLACK CRAPPIE BLACK BLUEGILL BOWFIN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK BULLHEAD BROWN CARP CHINOOK SALMON COHO SALMON CREEK CHUB DRUM FRESHWATER GIZZARD SHAD GOLDFISH TROUT LAKE LARGEMOUTH BASS PIKE NORTHERN PUMPKINSEED TROUT RAINBOW BASS ROCK SMALLMOUTH BASS WALLEYE WHITE SUCKER WHITE PERCH WHITE BASS PERCH YELLOW
CITY OF TORONTO Humber River Marsh 23 PP P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P south of Lakeshore Blvd W, upstream from mouth of Humber River Grenadier Pond 24 PP P P P P P P P P P P in High Park, High Park Blvd west of Parkside Drive Toronto Islands 25 PP P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P ferry from foot of Bay St. Tommy Thompson Park 26 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Lakeshore Blvd W at foot of Leslie St (open weekends only) Ashbridge’s Bay Park 27 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Coxwell Ave south of Lakeshore Blvd E. Lower Humber River 28 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Etienne Brule Park north of Bloor St. to Eglinton Ave. Eglinton Flats 29 P P P P P P southeast corner of Jane and Eglinton Ave. G. Ross Lord Park 30 P P P P P P P east side of Dufferin St. north of Finch Ave. Bluffers Park 31 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P foot of Brimley Road Rouge River Marsh 32 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Lawrence Ave. east of Port Union Rd. Upper Main Rouge River 33 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Public lands upstream from Hwy. 2 (west branch of Rouge River) Little Rouge Creek 34 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P public lands upstream from Hwy. 2 (east branch of Rouge River)
TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL Rumble Pond Park 35 P P P east side of Bathurst St. north of Mill St. Mill Pond 36 P P P P P Mill St. east of Bathurst St. Wilcox Lake 37 PP P P PPP PP P P North Lake Rd. east of Yonge St. BLACK CRAPPIE BLACK BLUEGILL BOWFIN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK BULLHEAD BROWN CARP CHINOOK SALMON COHO SALMON CREEK CHUB DRUM FRESHWATER GIZZARD SHAD GOLDFISH TROUT LAKE LARGEMOUTH BASS PIKE NORTHERN PUMPKINSEED TROUT RAINBOW BASS ROCK SMALLMOUTH BASS WALLEYE WHITE SUCKER WHITE PERCH WHITE BASS PERCH YELLOW
TOWN OF MARKHAM Milne Park 38 P P P PP P PPPP P P east side of McCown Road south of Hwy. 7 Toogood Pond Park 39 P P P P P P P PP P P Carlton Rd. off Main St., Unionville Mountjoy Pond Park 40 P P P P 16th Ave. east of Hwy. 48
TOWN OF WHITCHURCH- STOUFFVILLE Bruce’s Mill CA 41 P P P Stouffville Rd. east of Warden Ave. Stouffville Reservoir 42 P P P P Millard St. east of 9th Con. Rd.
TOWNSHIP OF UXBRIDGE Goodwood 43 P P P P 3rd Concession Rd. north of Sideroad 5
ADDITIONAL YORK REGION LOCATIONS: • Musselman Lake Whitchurch-Stouffville at Hwy. 48 and Aurora Road: perch, bass, and pike... ice angling • Fairy Lake Wesley Brooks Park in Newmarket: carp, bass, pike, pumpkinseed • Holland River West of Hwy. 400 on Hwy. 9: carp, bass, pike, pumpkinseed • Sibbald Point Provincial Park Georgina: all panfish plus pike, bass and carp • Soldiers Bay East Gwillimbury, Park Road at Queensville Side Road: panfish, carp, bass and pike, sea- sonal crappie
DURHAM REGION: • Elgin Pond Rotary Park in Uxbridge: brook trout Refer to the “World Class Fishing in Durham Region” fishing guide for details on angling locations www.durhamtourism.ca or 1-800-416-0017 RECREATIONAL FISH: WHERE TO FIND THEM
Common Possible P Seasonal P P BLACK CRAPPIE BLACK BLUEGILL BOWFIN TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK BULLHEAD BROWN CARP CHINOOK SALMON COHO SALMON CREEK CHUB DRUM FRESHWATER GIZZARD SHAD GOLDFISH TROUT LAKE LARGEMOUTH BASS PIKE NORTHERN PUMPKINSEED TROUT RAINBOW BASS ROCK SMALLMOUTH BASS WALLEYE WHITE SUCKER WHITE PERCH WHITE BASS PERCH YELLOW
TOWN OF PICKERING Claremont 44 P P P P P Westney Rd. north of 7th Concession Rd. Petticoat Creek CA 45 P P P P P P P P P P Whites Rd. south of Hwy. 401 Frenchman’s Bay 46 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Liverpool Rd. south of Hwy. 401 Pickering Nuclear Plant 47 PP P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P south end of Brock Rd.
TOWN OF AJAX Duffins Creek Marsh 48 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P south on Squires Beach Rd. east to Jodrel Park Rd., south on Frisco Rd. Rotary Park/Ajax 49 PP P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Waterfront Lake Driveway W. west of Harwood Ave. Lower Duffins Creek 50 P P P P P P P P P P P public lands north of Hwy. 2 Greenwood CA 51 P P P P P P P N. of Hwy. 401 off Westney Rd.
LAKE ONTARIO Offshore areas 52 PP P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P (boats only) boats can be chartered or launched from marinas along the lakeshore
For further information on fishing in the GTA and surrounding area please contact one of the following partners:
Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority 905-579-0411 www.cloca.com Credit Valley Conservation Authority 905-670-1615 www.cvca.ca Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority 905-895-1281 www.lsrca.on.ca Toronto Region Conservation Authority 416-661-6600 www.trca.on.ca Conservation Halton 905-336-1158 www.conservationhalton.on.ca Aurora District MNR 905-713-7400
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