Grand River

Type: Tailwater, Ontario, Canada
Season: Apr–Sep (trout)
Where the season comes from
Rainbow trout Season: fourth Saturday in April to September 30
Set for Ontario Fisheries Management Zone 16 (our mapping of this river to it).
Exceptions on the page:
Additional fishing opportunities Season: open from fourth Saturday in April to December 31 (extended fall season)
Season: open all year Limits: Zone-wide limits apply Black Creek - City of Nanticoke, from Highway 3 to the junction with the Lynn River Bronte Creek - Town of Oakville, from Highway 2 (Lakeshore Road West) to Lake Ontario Credit River and tributaries - City of Mississauga, from the south side of Highway 403 bridge downstream to Lake Ontario
Fisheries Management Zone 16 | Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary
Government of Ontario · checked 2026-11-04. Dates change each season: confirm them there.
Live gauges: 1 verified
Listed by: 1 authoritative list
Guides: 1 name it
Shops: 4 nearby

Today on the Grand River

Latest reading only

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Water Survey of Canada publishes no record for the date to compare it with, so there is no verdict.

Flow now: 24.3 m³/s (858 ft³/s)
Water level: 0.29 m (0.95 ft)
Trend: Rising over 24 h
Last reading: Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST

At GRAND RIVER AT BRANTFORD (Environment and Climate Change Canada, Water Survey of Canada station 02GB001)

Regulations & lists Guides & shops

The Grand River running wide and blue between grassy, wooded banks north of Paris — Photo credit
The Grand River just north of Paris, Ontario, looking upstream. Photo: JustSomePics, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

More about the Grand River

The Grand River is a tailwater river in Ontario, Canada. Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources names it among the waterbody exceptions for Fisheries Management Zone 16 in its Fishing Regulations Summary. The exceptions cover the Fergus, Nichol, Pilkington and Woolwich reaches (artificial lures, single barbless hook, trout catch-and-release) and Paris to Lake Erie. The tailwater classification is ours and refers to the Belwood (Shand Dam) reach.

Flow now at the gauge

GRAND RIVER AT BRANTFORD

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Water Survey of Canada · station 02GB001

Discharge: 24.3 m³/s (858 ft³/s)
Water level: 0.29 m (0.95 ft)

Reading Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST

Level is water level above the station's gauge datum; it is not a depth.

Rising · 24 h (+29.3%)

Discharge · last 7 days

View data as a table

Discharge, last 7 days: readings about hourly, newest first, as the provider published them. Missing hours are not filled in.
Time	Discharge (m³/s)	Level (m)
Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST	24.3	0.29
Nov 5, 4:35 PM EST	24	0.29
Nov 5, 3:40 PM EST	23.5	0.28
Nov 5, 2:45 PM EST	23.7	0.28
Nov 5, 1:50 PM EST	23.4	0.28
Nov 5, 12:55 PM EST	23	0.28
Nov 5, 12:00 PM EST	22.2	0.27
Nov 5, 11:05 AM EST	21.6	0.26
Nov 5, 10:10 AM EST	21.2	0.26
Nov 5, 9:15 AM EST	21	0.26
Nov 5, 8:20 AM EST	20.9	0.25
Nov 5, 7:25 AM EST	20.8	0.25
Nov 5, 6:30 AM EST	20.6	0.25
Nov 5, 5:35 AM EST	20.2	0.25
Nov 5, 4:40 AM EST	20	0.25
Nov 5, 3:45 AM EST	19.7	0.24
Nov 5, 2:50 AM EST	19.6	0.24
Nov 5, 1:55 AM EST	19.6	0.24
Nov 5, 1:00 AM EST	19.3	0.24
Nov 5, 12:05 AM EST	18.7	0.23
Nov 4, 11:10 PM EST	18.6	0.23
Nov 4, 10:15 PM EST	18.7	0.23
Nov 4, 9:20 PM EST	18.4	0.23
Nov 4, 8:25 PM EST	18.5	0.23
Nov 4, 7:30 PM EST	18.7	0.23
Nov 4, 6:35 PM EST	18.8	0.23
Nov 4, 5:40 PM EST	18.8	0.23
Nov 4, 4:45 PM EST	18.7	0.23
Nov 4, 3:50 PM EST	18.6	0.23
Nov 4, 2:55 PM EST	18.7	0.23
Nov 4, 2:00 PM EST	18.7	0.23
Nov 4, 1:05 PM EST	18.6	0.23
Nov 4, 12:10 PM EST	18.7	0.23
Nov 4, 11:15 AM EST	18.6	0.23
Nov 4, 10:20 AM EST	18.7	0.23
Nov 4, 9:25 AM EST	18.7	0.23
Nov 4, 8:30 AM EST	18.7	0.23
Nov 4, 7:35 AM EST	18.7	0.23
Nov 4, 6:40 AM EST	18.7	0.23
Nov 4, 5:45 AM EST	18.6	0.23
Nov 4, 4:50 AM EST	18.5	0.23
Nov 4, 3:55 AM EST	18.4	0.23
Nov 4, 3:00 AM EST	18	0.22
Nov 4, 2:05 AM EST	17.6	0.22
Nov 4, 1:10 AM EST	17.4	0.22
Nov 4, 12:15 AM EST	17.4	0.22
Nov 3, 11:20 PM EST	17.4	0.22
Nov 3, 10:25 PM EST	17.6	0.22
Nov 3, 9:30 PM EST	17.6	0.22
Nov 3, 8:35 PM EST	17.7	0.22
Nov 3, 7:40 PM EST	17.5	0.22
Nov 3, 6:45 PM EST	17.6	0.22
Nov 3, 5:50 PM EST	17.7	0.22
Nov 3, 4:55 PM EST	17.8	0.22
Nov 3, 4:00 PM EST	18	0.22
Nov 3, 3:05 PM EST	18.5	0.23
Nov 3, 2:10 PM EST	18.7	0.23
Nov 3, 1:15 PM EST	18.5	0.23
Nov 3, 12:20 PM EST	18.6	0.23
Nov 3, 11:25 AM EST	18.2	0.23
Nov 3, 10:30 AM EST	18	0.22
Nov 3, 9:35 AM EST	17.7	0.22
Nov 3, 8:40 AM EST	17.7	0.22
Nov 3, 7:45 AM EST	17.5	0.22
Nov 3, 6:50 AM EST	17.4	0.22
Nov 3, 5:55 AM EST	17.5	0.22
Nov 3, 5:00 AM EST	17.5	0.22
Nov 3, 4:05 AM EST	17.6	0.22
Nov 3, 3:10 AM EST	17.6	0.22
Nov 3, 2:15 AM EST	17.4	0.22
Nov 3, 1:20 AM EST	17.4	0.22
Nov 3, 12:25 AM EST	17.4	0.22
Nov 2, 11:30 PM EST	17.4	0.22
Nov 2, 10:35 PM EST	17.4	0.22
Nov 2, 9:40 PM EST	17.4	0.22
Nov 2, 8:45 PM EST	17.4	0.22
Nov 2, 7:50 PM EST	17.5	0.22
Nov 2, 6:55 PM EST	17.6	0.22
Nov 2, 6:00 PM EST	17.7	0.22
Nov 2, 5:05 PM EST	17.8	0.22
Nov 2, 4:10 PM EST	17.9	0.22
Nov 2, 3:15 PM EST	18	0.22
Nov 2, 2:20 PM EST	18	0.22
Nov 2, 1:25 PM EST	18	0.22
Nov 2, 12:30 PM EST	18.1	0.22
Nov 2, 11:35 AM EST	18.1	0.22
Nov 2, 10:40 AM EST	18	0.22
Nov 2, 9:45 AM EST	18.1	0.22
Nov 2, 8:50 AM EST	18.1	0.22
Nov 2, 7:55 AM EST	17.9	0.22
Nov 2, 7:00 AM EST	17.9	0.22
Nov 2, 6:05 AM EST	17.9	0.22
Nov 2, 5:10 AM EST	17.9	0.22
Nov 2, 4:15 AM EST	17.8	0.22
Nov 2, 3:20 AM EST	17.8	0.22
Nov 2, 2:25 AM EST	17.4	0.22
Nov 2, 1:30 AM EST	17.3	0.22
Nov 2, 12:35 AM EST	17.3	0.22
Nov 1, 11:40 PM EST	17.3	0.22
Nov 1, 10:45 PM EST	17.4	0.22
Nov 1, 9:50 PM EST	17.4	0.22
Nov 1, 8:55 PM EST	17.6	0.22
Nov 1, 8:00 PM EST	17.6	0.22
Nov 1, 7:05 PM EST	17.7	0.22
Nov 1, 6:10 PM EST	17.6	0.22
Nov 1, 5:15 PM EST	17.8	0.22
Nov 1, 4:20 PM EST	17.8	0.22
Nov 1, 3:25 PM EST	18	0.22
Nov 1, 2:30 PM EST	18.1	0.22
Nov 1, 1:35 PM EST	18.1	0.22
Nov 1, 12:40 PM EST	18.3	0.23
Nov 1, 11:45 AM EST	18.3	0.23
Nov 1, 10:50 AM EST	18.3	0.23
Nov 1, 9:55 AM EST	18	0.22
Nov 1, 9:00 AM EST	18.2	0.23
Nov 1, 8:05 AM EST	18.2	0.23
Nov 1, 7:10 AM EST	18.3	0.23
Nov 1, 6:15 AM EST	18.3	0.23
Nov 1, 5:20 AM EST	18.4	0.23
Nov 1, 4:25 AM EST	18.3	0.23
Nov 1, 3:30 AM EST	18.4	0.23
Nov 1, 2:35 AM EST	18.2	0.23
Nov 1, 1:40 AM EST	18.1	0.22
Nov 1, 1:45 AM EDT	18.1	0.22
Nov 1, 12:50 AM EDT	18.2	0.23
Oct 31, 11:55 PM EDT	18.4	0.23
Oct 31, 11:00 PM EDT	18.5	0.23
Oct 31, 10:05 PM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 31, 9:10 PM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 31, 8:15 PM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 31, 7:20 PM EDT	18.8	0.23
Oct 31, 6:25 PM EDT	19.1	0.24
Oct 31, 5:30 PM EDT	19.1	0.24
Oct 31, 4:35 PM EDT	19.3	0.24
Oct 31, 3:40 PM EDT	19.4	0.24
Oct 31, 2:45 PM EDT	19.4	0.24
Oct 31, 1:50 PM EDT	19.4	0.24
Oct 31, 12:55 PM EDT	19.5	0.24
Oct 31, 12:00 PM EDT	19.2	0.24
Oct 31, 11:05 AM EDT	19	0.23
Oct 31, 10:10 AM EDT	18.9	0.23
Oct 31, 9:15 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 31, 8:20 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 31, 7:25 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 31, 6:30 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 31, 5:35 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 31, 4:40 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 31, 3:45 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 31, 2:50 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 31, 1:55 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 31, 1:00 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 31, 12:05 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 30, 11:10 PM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 30, 10:15 PM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 30, 9:20 PM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 30, 8:25 PM EDT	18.8	0.23
Oct 30, 7:30 PM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 30, 6:35 PM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 30, 5:40 PM EDT	18.5	0.23
Oct 30, 4:45 PM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 30, 3:50 PM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 30, 2:55 PM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 30, 2:00 PM EDT	18.5	0.23
Oct 30, 1:05 PM EDT	17.8	0.22
Oct 30, 12:10 PM EDT	18.1	0.22
Oct 30, 11:15 AM EDT	20.9	0.25
Oct 30, 10:20 AM EDT	21.8	0.26
Oct 30, 9:25 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 30, 8:30 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 30, 7:35 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 30, 6:40 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 30, 5:45 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 30, 4:50 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 30, 3:55 AM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 30, 3:00 AM EDT	18.6	0.23
Oct 30, 2:05 AM EDT	18.6	0.23
Oct 30, 1:10 AM EDT	18.4	0.23
Oct 30, 12:15 AM EDT	18.6	0.23
Oct 29, 11:20 PM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 29, 10:25 PM EDT	18.7	0.23
Oct 29, 9:30 PM EDT	19	0.23
Oct 29, 8:35 PM EDT	19.2	0.24
Oct 29, 7:40 PM EDT	19.3	0.24
Oct 29, 7:20 PM EDT	19.3	0.24

Readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and are the providers' own provisional values, shown as published. Imperial figures are converted from the metric reading for comparison only.

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Where to fish

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Grand River on the map

Gauges, shops and guides nearby

Restrooms

Map of Grand River with 1 gauge.

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Restrooms near Grand River

Restrooms within 2 miles of Grand River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.

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Map of 6 restrooms near Grand River, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.

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Restroom
0.6 mi away in a straight line
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Directions
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- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
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Restroom
1.0 mi away in a straight line
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Directions
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- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
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Restroom
1.1 mi away in a straight line
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Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
1.2 mi away in a straight line
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
1.4 mi away in a straight line
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
1.5 mi away in a straight line
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.

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Regulations and official lists

Each line is an official list that names this water. Those pages are the authority on seasons, licences, limits and closures for each beat or reach; read them before you go.

Named in the Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary, Fisheries Management Zone 16 (waterbody exceptions)Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary: Fisheries Management Zone 16 · Government of Ontario (Ministry of Natural Resources) · checked 2026-10-20

Guides and shops near Grand River

Listings are unclaimed: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.

1 guide name it on their website

Guides

Niagara Falls, Ontario · 50 km
Chase The Bite Sportfishing
- Fishing charter (conventional tackle)
- Names this water
- Beginners & lessons
- Unclaimed

All Ontario guides

4 shops nearby

Centre Wellington, Ontario
Grand River Outfitting and Fly Shop
- Fly-fishing shop
- Unclaimed
Brockton, Ontario
Junction 4 & 19
- Fly-fishing shop
- Unclaimed
Hamilton, Ontario
Bill's Bait & Tackle
- Fishing retailer
- Guided trips
- Raft & boat rentals
- Unclaimed

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Toronto, Ontario · 90 km
Drift Outfitters & Fly Shop
- Fly-fishing shop
- Fly tying classes
- Unclaimed

All Ontario shops

Species

The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.

Listed by the agency

Brown trout
Rainbow trout
Brook trout
Smallmouth bass
Northern pike
Walleye

Plan your stay

Getting there

YHM · Hamilton · 28 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
YCM · Niagara-on-the-Lake · 31 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
IAG · Niagara Falls · 36 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)

About this

Miles are straight-line distances, not drive times.
Airports: scheduled passenger service, from OurAirports (public domain) (2026-11-04).
Lodges are listed when their own website talks about fishing. Prices and availability are the lodge's own.

Fish these in the US

Matched on the fish the agencies list for both waters first, then the same water type, an official designation or flagship listing on both, and a similar mapped size where USGS hydrography covers both.

At most two waters per country. A shared fish is a listing, not a promise: presence varies by reach and season.

Like the Grand River? Same fish, US waters.

Steelhead / salmon water
Photo credit
The Muskegon River near Newaygo, Michigan. Photo: Marc Steensma, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Muskegon River
Michigan
Same fish: rainbow & brown trout · also a tailwater
Blue Ribbon
Photo credit
The Provo River from the Provo River Parkway, Utah. Photo: An Errant Knight, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Provo River
Utah
Same fish: rainbow & brown trout · also a tailwater
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)
Photo credit
The Madison River flowing out of Earthquake Lake, Custer Gallatin National Forest. Photo: USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Madison River
Montana
Same fish: rainbow & brown trout · also a tailwater
Trophy / quality trout water
Photo credit
The Savage River from the Allegany Bridge, Savage River State Forest. Photo: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Savage River
Maryland
Same fish: rainbow & brown trout · also a tailwater
Catch and release
Photo credit
Wyman Lake on the Kennebec River near Moscow, Maine (the impoundment above the Solon tailwater). Photo: Paul VanDerWerf, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Kennebec River
Maine
Same fish: rainbow & brown trout · also a tailwater
Featured sport-fishing waterClark Fork River in Montana · not this reach
Photo credit
The Clark Fork in Missoula, Montana. Photo: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not this reach.
Clark Fork River
Idaho
Same fish: rainbow & brown trout · also a tailwater

Gear checklist

A wade-fishing checklist for big trout rivers: a 9 ft 5–6 weight outfit, nymph, dry and streamer setups, waders, boots and a wading staff, with estimated prices by tier and where to buy.

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Videos for this water (5)

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How I Learned to Read Water (Fly Fishing)Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
How To Read The Water with Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
Reading the Water to Successfully Locate TroutEmbedded from YouTube · Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube

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Watch: nymphing basics

Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.

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90° Nymph RigEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
Casting with an Indicator & Better Nymphing TechniquesEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube

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Grand River

Today on the Grand River

Where to fish

Grand River on the map

Restrooms near Grand River

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Regulations and official lists

Guides and shops near Grand River

Guides

4 shops nearby

Species

Plan your stay

Getting there

Fish these in the US

Gear checklist

Big trout rivers (wade fishing)

Watch: reading a trout stream

Watch: nymphing basics

Fish Tales

Sources for this page

Plan your stay

Getting there

Restroom

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