Blacknose Dace fishing in Canada

Rhinichthys atratulus

Documented at

3,267 waters

Primary species at

0 waters

Ideal water temp

15°C

Active range

8–21°C

Best blacknose dace waters today

Scored for 2026-09-14 from live weather, water temperature and this species’ own thermal range.

1. Namakan RiverRiver73
2. Sims CreekRiver73
3. Vickers Lake (Dryden)Lake72
4. Katisha Lake (Dryden)Lake71
5. Tom Lake (Kenora)Lake71
6. Upper Lawrence Lake (Vermilion Bay)Lake70
7. Havik Lake (Vermilion Bay)Lake70
8. Cecil Lake (Ignace)Lake70
9. Sparkling Lake (Ignace)Lake70
10. Kashishibog RiverRiver70

How to fish for blacknose dace

Blacknose dace are a small, abundant minnow of clean, cool, flowing streams, holding in riffles and runs where they pick invertebrates off the bottom in well-oxygenated current. They aren't an angling target - they're a forage fish, a key prey species for trout in small streams, and a common bait minnow. Because they favor clean, well-oxygenated flowing water, their presence is a reasonable indicator of a healthy small stream. On a location page, blacknose dace are a forage species and a modest water-quality signal - part of the food base that supports stream trout.

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