Atikokan Fishing Regulations

We do not sell fishing licenses at the lodge. You can buy them on-line or the following:
Rainy Lake Sports after crossing the border at Fort Frances
Voyageur Bait and Tackle in Atikokan
The MNR building in Atikokan

International Waters Fishing Regulations


Walleye Regulations (Zone 5):
Open Season: Jan. 1 to April 14 & 3rd Sat. May to Dec. 31
Limit - Sport License: 4 in one day
Limit - Conservation License: 2 in one day
Size Restrictions: Only one greater than 18.1 inches
Special non-resident regulations for Walleye and Lake Trout - click here


Northern Pike Regulations (Zone 5):
Open Season: Open all year
Limit - Sport License: 4 in one day
Limit - Conservation License: 2 in one day
Size Restrictions: Up to 4 under 29.5" , none over 29.5" can be kept


Lake Trout Regulations: (Zone 5)
Open Season: Jan. 1 to Sept. 30
Limit - Sport License: 2 in one day
Limit - Conservation License: 1 in one day
Size Restrictions: Only one over 22 inches from Sept. 1 to Sept. 30
Special non-resident regulations for Walleye and Lake Trout - click here


Smallmouth Bass Regulations: (Zone 5)
Season: Open all year
Size Restrictions / Limit - Sport License: From December 1 and June 30, 4 in one day less than 13.8 inches
Size Restrictions / Limit - Sport License: From July 1 and November 30, 4 in one day with no size limit.

Size Restrictions / Limit - Conservation License: From December 1 and June 30, 2 in one day less than 13.8 inches
Size Restrictions / Limit - Conservation License: From July 1 and November 30, 2 in one day with no size limit.