Fishing
Pine River Provincial Fishing Area
A trout-focused stretch of the Pine River in Mulmur — brook and brown trout, and the county's best fly-fishing water.
Just show up
606286 River Road, Mulmur·~30 min from Orangeville·Subject to Ontario fishing seasons
Before you go — checked August 9, 2026
- Check current Fisheries Management Zone 16 seasons and limits before you fish — they vary by water and by date.
If Island Lake is where you take the family to fish off a pier, the Pine River is where you go to actually fish. Local tourism material identifies brook and brown trout, and the water suits fly fishing in a way the reservoir does not.
It is also part of the Dufferin Hi-Land section of the Bruce Trail, so the walking is good even on a day when nothing is rising.
Check the regulations first. This is Fisheries Management Zone 16, seasons and limits vary by water and by date, and a valid Ontario licence is required. Nearby stretches of the Boyne River carry sanctuary restrictions for parts of the year — it is not a “turn up anywhere and cast” situation.
Details checked August 9, 2026. Fees, hours and closures change — phone ahead for anything that would ruin the trip if it were wrong.
Something out of date? Tell us →