You are a half hour from Port Hope, and some of the tribs flowing into Lake Ontario, which will provide you with the same species as in the Soo.
There is also 6 dams on the river road, from Trent University to Lakefield on the Otonabee River that hold the usual warm water species ie walleye, bass, musky, and panfish carp etc. plus there is a dam at the Zoo, as well which all dams hold oxygenated water, and usually deeper holes below them, check them out access can sometimes be difficult as fences have been put up on some to prevent drownings on Hydro properties, there is lots of cold water streams for resident trout, but you will have to search them out on your own, which is half the fun anyways. There is no shortage of fishing spots from shore in this area.