Longnose Dace fishing in Canada

Rhinichthys cataractae

Documented at

2,691 waters

Primary species at

0 waters

Ideal water temp

15°C

Active range

8–21°C

Best longnose dace waters today

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

1. La Vallée RiverRiver73
2. Sims CreekRiver73
3. Weiseieno Lake (Vermilion Bay)Lake72
4. Kawawiag Lake (Dryden)Lake72
5. Mang Lake (Dryden)Lake72
6. Vickers Lake (Dryden)Lake72
7. Vista Lake (Fort Frances)Lake72
8. Kahabeness Lake (Fort Frances)Lake72
9. Beg Lake (Atikokan)Lake72
10. Chatterton Lake (Atikokan)Lake72

How to fish for longnose dace

Longnose dace are a streamlined, bottom-hugging minnow built for life in fast water, holding right on the bottom of riffles and rapids where few other minnows can maintain position. They aren't an angling target - they're a forage fish, prey for trout and other stream predators, and a species tied closely to clean, fast, well-oxygenated water. Their presence is a good indicator of a healthy, oxygen-rich stream. On a location page, longnose dace are a forage species and a water-quality signal - part of the food base in the same fast, clean water that trout and stream smallmouth favor.

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