ReelQuest: Fishing Rules

Ontario fishing regulations for your exact spot. Know what you can catch and keep, wherever you fish in Ontario.

ReelQuest turns the Ontario fishing regulations into a clear answer for the water in front of you. Use your location, search any lake or river in Ontario, or drop a pin on the map, and ReelQuest shows what's open, what's catch and release, and what's closed, right now.

KNOW THE WATERS
- Fishing regulations by location: open seasons, catch limits, and size limits for your zone (FMZ) and waterbody.
- Every species at your spot: walleye, bass, pike, musky, trout, perch and more, each with the rules that apply.
- The fine print, surfaced: waterbody exceptions, sanctuaries, and special restrictions that general summaries bury.
- Favourite the waters you fish and get back to them in one tap.

LOG EVERY CATCH
- Photograph the fish and ReelQuest identifies the species, then checks it against today's rules for that water.
- Record length, weight and conditions, or log a catch by name.
- Your catch history, always with you.
- Keep your fishing licence and Outdoors Card numbers on hand to show a conservation officer.

BUILD YOUR FISHDEX
- Collect the species you catch and the lakes you fish.
- Watch your personal Ontario fishing dex fill in over the season.

WHY ANGLERS USE REELQUEST
- Fish with confidence, no more guessing whether the season is open or a limit changed.
- Organized around where you actually are, not a 200-page PDF.
- Fast answers on the water, even for the tricky waterbody-specific rules.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Set your location with GPS, search a lake, or pick one on the map.
2. See the species and fishing regulations for that spot.
3. Tap a species for seasons, limits, and sizes.
4. Log your catch and grow your Fishdex.

A NOTE ON THE RULES
ReelQuest helps you understand Ontario's fishing regulations, but it is not a substitute for them. Always follow posted signage and confirm against the current Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary before you fish.

We would love your feedback. Reach us at support@reelquest.fishing.

Recent changes:
A whole new look, painted for Ontario's waters.
- Living painted headers with the real sun, moon and weather
- Redesigned Fishdex: next catch, patches, sharing
- Larger text, better screen reader support, colour-blind-safe markers
- More river rules placed on the exact stretch they cover

Rules look wrong at your spot? Tell us at support@reelquest.fishing and we will check the source.