Maitland River

Type
Freestone river, 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
3 verified
Listed by
1 authoritative list
Guides
None listed
Shops
None listed

Today on the Maitland River

Reading the gauge…

Regulations & lists Guides & shops

Representative photograph of similar water; not a photograph of this place.
Representative photograph, not this water. Photo: Alan O'Dowd, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
More about the Maitland River

The Maitland River is a freestone 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. It has an extended fall season from County Road 4 to the Highway 21 bridge (Huron County).

Flow now at 3 gauges
Reading the gauges…

Where to fish

About this

Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish. Most waters here need a rod licence or permit and often a beat booking or club ticket; the listing pages under Regulations say which.

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

Maitland River on the map

About this

Gauges, shops and guides nearby

Map of Maitland River: gauges, shops and guides

Restrooms

Map of Maitland River with 3 gauges.

Restrooms near Maitland River

Restrooms near Maitland River

Restrooms within 2 miles of Maitland 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.

No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.

Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.

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.

More water near Maitland River (6)
  • Saugeen RiverOntario · Freestone river · about 80 km · live gauge
  • Nottawasaga RiverOntario · Freestone river · about 143 km · live gauge
  • Bronte CreekOntario · Freestone river · about 148 km · live gauge
  • Credit RiverOntario · Freestone river · about 153 km · live gauge
  • Humber RiverOntario · Freestone river · about 161 km · live gauge
  • Grand RiverOntario · Tailwater · about 184 km · live gauge

Sources Canadian Geographical Names Database (position)Overture Maps places (guide map points)

Where the map point comes from

Position: the point for “Maitland River (RIV)” in the Canadian Geographical Names Database (Natural Resources Canada); the midpoint of the named feature, approximate.

We hold no access map for Ontario yet.

The map shows gauges (tap one for its reading on this page), and shops and guides nearby that publish a street address on their own website. Everyone else is in the lists below.

Regulations and official lists

About this

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.

Guides and shops near Maitland River

About this

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

Guides

No guide within 60 km yet.

Shops nearby

No shop nearby yet.

How these are chosen

Guides whose own website names this water come first, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Shops whose website names this water first, then fly shops within 100 km when the shop's website gives its location.

Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories.

Gear checklist

About this

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.

Big trout rivers (wade fishing)

9′ rod, 5–6 weight, floating line · Rainbow and brown trout, whitefish

Open the checklist
Videos for this water (5)

Watch: reading a trout stream

About this

Seams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.

Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.

  • 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

Not sponsored All videos on reading water

Watch: nymphing basics

About this

Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.

Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.

  • 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

Not sponsored All videos on nymphing

Fish Tales

About this

Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Maitland River.

No stories from here yet.

Sources for this page

Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.

Something wrong?

All 8 sources and dates

A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.

Live readings come from the named provider when the page is shown, under the licence shown on each card. Designations, species and the flagship note link to the agency or body that publishes them; this page copies only the list wording and the species names. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the point for “Maitland River (RIV)” in the Canadian Geographical Names Database (Natural Resources Canada); the midpoint of the named feature, approximate. Water type is our own classification.