Nottawasaga 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 Nottawasaga River

Reading the gauge…

Regulations & lists Guides & shops

The Nottawasaga River running broad and blue between wooded banks
Photo credit

The Nottawasaga River near its mouth. Photo: Christian1311, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

More about the Nottawasaga River

The Nottawasaga 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. From the Boyne River to Georgian Bay it is open all year; rainbow trout are catch-and-release from the Boyne River to the Pine River.

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.

Nottawasaga River on the map

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Gauges, shops and guides nearby

Map of Nottawasaga River: gauges, shops and guides

Restrooms

Map of Nottawasaga River with 3 gauges.

Restrooms near Nottawasaga River

Restrooms near Nottawasaga River

Restrooms within 2 miles of Nottawasaga 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.

Map of 6 restrooms near Nottawasaga River

Skip the map; every place is in the list below

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

  1. Restroom

    0.5 mi away in a straight line
    • Flush toilet (mapped)
    • Wheelchair accessible (mapped)

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    We don't know yet: is it clean? · free? · open to everyone? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  2. Restroom

    0.5 mi away in a straight line
    • Flush toilet (mapped)
    • Public (mapped)

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    We don't know yet: is it clean? · free? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Free?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  3. Restroom

    0.6 mi away in a straight line
    • Flush toilet (mapped)
    • Public (mapped)

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    We don't know yet: is it clean? · free? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Free?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  4. Restroom

    0.6 mi away in a straight line
    • Flush toilet (mapped)
    • Wheelchair accessible (mapped)

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    We don't know yet: is it clean? · free? · open to everyone? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  5. Restroom

    0.9 mi away in a straight line

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    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

  6. Restroom

    1.3 mi away in a straight line
    • Flush toilet (mapped)
    • Wheelchair accessible (mapped)

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    We don't know yet: is it clean? · free? · open to everyone? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?

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

Where the map point comes from

Position: the point for “Nottawasaga 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

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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 Nottawasaga River

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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.

Species

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

Listed by the agency

  • Rainbow trout

Fish these in the US

About this

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 Nottawasaga River? Same fish, US waters.

  • The Roaring Fork River in Basalt in autumn, with golden cottonwoods along the bankGold Medal Water
    Photo credit

    The Roaring Fork River in Basalt, Colorado. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Roaring Fork River

    Colorado

    Same fish: rainbow trout · also a freestone river

  • The glacial-turquoise Kenai River curving through spruce forest below snowy peaks near Cooper LandingFly-fishing only
    Photo credit

    The Kenai River near Cooper Landing, Alaska. Photo: Frank K., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Kenai River

    Alaska

    Same fish: rainbow trout · also a freestone river

  • The broad lower Yellowstone River bending past a sandbar below badland bluffs near Terry, MontanaAmong the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)
    Photo credit

    The lower Yellowstone River at the Badlands Fishing Access Site near Terry, eastern Montana (far downstream of the Paradise Valley trout water). Photo: Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    Yellowstone River

    Montana

    Same fish: rainbow trout · also a freestone river

  • The New Fork River running open through snow beneath a two-span timber truss bridge, with bare cottonwoods behindBlue Ribbon
    Photo credit

    The New Fork River at the DDZ Bridge near Boulder, Wyoming, in winter. Photo: Clayton B. Fraser, public domain, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons

    New Fork River

    Wyoming

    Same fish: rainbow trout · also a freestone river

  • Silver Creek winding in slow, mirror-like bends through willows and meadow, with sagebrush hills and mountains beyondFeatured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Salmon River
    Photo credit

    Silver Creek near Picabo, Idaho. Photo: Sam Beebe, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Salmon River.

    Salmon River

    Idaho

    Same fish: rainbow trout · also a freestone river

  • The Colorado River at Lees Ferry flowing past a rocky shore beneath red sandstone cliffsBlue RibbonRepresentative photo · not Canyon Creek
    Photo credit

    The Colorado River at Lees Ferry, Arizona. Photo: Denny Armstrong, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Canyon Creek.

    Canyon Creek

    Arizona

    Same fish: rainbow trout · also a freestone river

Gear checklist

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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

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Videos for this water (5)

Watch: reading a trout stream

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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

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Watch: nymphing basics

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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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Fish Tales

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

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Sources for this page

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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 “Nottawasaga River (RIV)” in the Canadian Geographical Names Database (Natural Resources Canada); the midpoint of the named feature, approximate. Water type is our own classification.