It’s that time of year again. Ontario Steelheaders are hosting their Annual Spring Steelhead Trout Derby at the Denny’s Dam Park located on the Saugeen River Saturday May 4th. The entry fee is $10, which includes dinner.  As part of the fee we are asking all Derby participants to bring a non-perishable food item.  All […]

Attention: All high school students, parents of high school students and anybody wanting to help. From time to time The Ontario Steelheaders, The Lake Huron Fishing Club and the Kincardine Hatchery have opportunities for high school students to earn volunteer hours. The hatchery will be clipping fins starting at 8:00 am on March 2nd (this […]

Ontario Steelheaders volunteers are needed to assist the Kincardine Hatchery with fin clipping on March 2, 2024. More information will be posted as we get it. Thank you for your continued support.

The 2024 Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary is now available online. https://www.ontario.ca/files/2024-01/mnrf-fishing-regulations-summary-en-2024-01-19.pdf Changes include: Changes to rules related to the possession, use and transport of preserved baitfish and leeches (p. 19)Updated formatting for non-resident anglers in FMZ 5 (p. 35-42)Changes to size restrictions for Walleye and Sauger on Lake of the Woods (p. 38-39)Changes to zone-wide […]

News letters are provided in pdf format and you must have a PDF Reader to view these files. Articles include:Lake Erie Yellow Perch 2023 hatch results – great walleye fishing to continue Lake Ontario: Prey Fish and alewife assessmentSurvey summary – another great year fishing Asian Carp – 750,000 lbs harvested from Illinois River Regulation […]

By this Wednesday 20 – 35 cm of snow is forecast for Denny’s Dam Park. Consequently, the park will be closed effective immediately and will not re-open until the Spring.

The Ontario Steelheaders extend a very warm congratulations to Kodey Buchanan and Craig Reiner (Bunzzie) as the new President and Vice President of the Lake Huron Fishing Club. We look forward to continuing our long friendship and working together to protect and improve the fantastic fishery that we are all so lucky to have. Congratulations.

News letters are provided in pdf format and you must have a PDF Reader to view these files. Articles include:Late fall fishing opportunities abound for Lake Michigan anglers, Outdoors recreation in the US is a $394 billion business annually, Minnesota DNR certifies a state record coho salmon, Walleye, lake trout could become Michigan commercial catch, […]