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HomeExploreFishing and Hunting

Plan your next fishing or hunting trip to the City of Dryden. Enjoy our many lakes and outdoor spaces or stay at one of our lodges or take one of our guided tours.

Fishing

Ontario Fish On-line

The Ontario Ministry of Natuarl Resources as a wonderful on-line tool designed to help angler's target specicies of fish and locations across the province. Additional functions of the website include:

  • Purchasing a License
  • Waterbody Search
    • Location specific fish sanctuaries
  • Species Search
  • GIS Imagery
  • Lake Depth Contours
  • Fishing Access Points
  • and much more ...

Refer to the Ministry of Natural Resources Fishing Licence and Regulations to learn how to apply for fishing licence. You can also learn about fishing in Ontario and eating fish caught in Ontario.

Fishing seasons

Fishing seasons in Dryden include:

  • Bass: year-round 
  • Lake Trout: January 1 to September 30 
  • Muskellunge (Muskie): third Saturday in June to December 15
  • Northern Pike: year-round 
  • Walleye: January 1 to April 14 and the third Saturday in May to December 31 

Fishing tournaments

Join the Tbaytel Walleye Masters walleye catch and release tournament that is located on the Wabigoon chain of lakes. Register for your chance to win one of the highest tournament payouts in the region.

You can also check out the Dryden Bass Tournament held at Wabigoon Lake. It is a one-day event with boundaries accessible by water from the tournament launch site, which includes the Dinorwic chain.

Hunting

Go on the hunting trip of a lifetime in the heart of the Canadian wilderness. Northwest Ontario has the highest population and harvesting rates in all of Ontario. You will find a growing population of deer and black bears, and the largest population of moose for Ontario here. Dryden is centrally located in the midst of Northwest Ontario and located in the Ministry of Natural Resources Wildlife Management Units 5, 8, and 9A.

Review the Ministry of Natural Resources Hunting Regulations and the following guidelines from the Government of Ontario on how residents and non-residents can hunt:

  • Moose 
  • Black bear
  • Whitetail deer
  • Waterfowl

 

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