Big Clear Lake Walleye Spawning Bed Enhancement Project

completed

A walleye spawning bed restoration project on Big Clear Lake involving the distribution of 17 tonnes of washed river rock over a historic spawning bed to improve habitat for walleye fish. The project involved local volunteers, Watersheds Canada, Big Clear Lake Association, G.E. Matson and Sons Construction, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation. It was funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada's Environmental Damages Fund and permitted by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.