Bite forecast: Nottawasaga River

length 47 km
Flows into Nottawasaga Bay, Lake Huron drainage basin

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Bite forecast: Nottawasaga River

length 47 km
Flows into Nottawasaga Bay, Lake Huron drainage basin

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Best fishing days for the next week

Measured river conditions are available for Nottawasaga River: current gauge height, streamflow, and water temperature when reported by the source.

Water

Streamflow

0.8 m³/s

USGS gauge NOTTAWASAGA RIVER AT HOCKLEY, 6 km away · measured 2026-10-21 02:25 · data source · provisional data, subject to revision

When the fish bite — season by month

Ontario: the months when each species peaks and when it goes quiet. The current month is outlined. The bottom row counts the catches logged on this water in each month.

Bite season by month for the species of Ontario
Fish	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Black crappie	active	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	active	active	active	active
Steelhead	peak	peak	peak	fair	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	active	peak	peak
Lake trout	peak	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	slow	fair	active	active	peak
Whitefish	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	active	fair
Atlantic salmon	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	active	active	slow	slow
Pike	fair	fair	fair	fair	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	peak	active
Rainbow trout	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	active	active	slow	slow
Brook trout	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	fair	slow
Lake sturgeon	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	active	fair	slow
Largemouth bass	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
Muskellunge	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	fair	slow
Sauger	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	fair	slow
Walleye	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	fair	slow
Yellow perch	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	active	fair	slow
Brown trout	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	peak	active	active	fair	slow	slow
Chinook salmon	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow
Rainbow smelt	peak	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active
Smallmouth bass	slow	slow	slow	fair	fair	active	active	active	peak	active	fair	slow
Burbot	active	fair	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	active
Carp	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow
Channel catfish	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow
Coho salmon	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
Catches here	0	0	0	1	2	6	0	1	3	1	0	0

peak
active
fair
slow

BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports

What actually worked on this water

Based on 14 verified catchesPeriod: 2018–2026

This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.

By fish species

vertical axis — number of catches

By fish species
Value	Catches	Share
Rainbow trout	9	64%
Chinook salmon	3	21%
Brown trout	1	7%
Smallmouth bass	1	7%

By time of day
Value	Catches	Share
04:00	1	7%
05:00	2	14%
06:00	1	7%
07:00	1	7%
08:00	5	36%
09:00	1	7%
12:00	1	7%
13:00	1	7%
14:00	1	7%

Nearby water bodies

4 water bodies

Other nearby waters

Shape of the course

sinuosity 1.47

The course is moderately sinuous: pools are scoured at the bends and riffles run between them.

About this water body

Nottawasaga River (Ontario) — a popular fishing spot. About 47 km long. Flows into Nottawasaga Bay, Lake Huron drainage basin. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

Bite forecast: Nottawasaga River

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Bite forecast: Nottawasaga River

Best fishing days for the next week

Water

When the fish bite — season by month

What actually worked on this water

By fish species

By time of day

Nearby water bodies

Shape of the course

About this water body

About this water body

Best fishing days for the next week

Nearby water bodies

Shape of the course

Bite calendar

Atlantic salmon

Hourly activity

Why this forecast

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

Bite calendar

Atlantic salmon

Hourly activity

Atlantic salmon

Hourly activity

Why this forecast

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

When the fish bite — season by month

What actually worked on this water

By fish species

By time of day

Atlantic salmon

Hourly activity

Fishing reports

Fishing reports

Water