Old Lake Cottage

Fallfish fishing in Canada

Semotilus corporalis

Documented at
515 waters
Primary species at
0 waters
Ideal water temp
20°C
Active range
13–26°C

Best fallfish waters today

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

  1. Bear BrookRiver68
  2. East Castor RiverRiver68
  3. Mississippi Lake (Perth)Lake68
  4. Black CreekRiver68
  5. Black CreekRiver68
  6. McCoys CreekRiver68
  7. Queensborough CreekRiver68
  8. Queensborough CreekRiver68
  9. Railway CreekRiver68
  10. Black RiverRiver68

How to fish for fallfish

Fallfish are the largest native minnow in the northeast, reaching a foot or more, and are large enough to be a genuine, if minor, light-tackle catch - they'll take small spinners, flies, and worms, and give a decent account on ultralight gear, even if they're not a prized species. They live in clean, cool streams and lakes, where breeding males build large gravel-mound nests. They're also a meaningful forage fish for larger predators. On a location page, fallfish are both an incidental catch for light-tackle anglers and a forage species, and their presence points to reasonably clean, cool water.

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