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Ice Fishing Lakes in Ontario

Government fish surveys recorded at least 2 of the species people fish for through the ice in 971 Ontario lakes; 551 have 4 or more. 335 have at least one listed boat launch.

Yellow Perch
1,006 lakes
Northern Pike
819 lakes
Walleye
672 lakes
Cisco
514 lakes
Lake Whitefish
478 lakes
Lake Trout
419 lakes
Burbot
375 lakes

How these lakes are chosen

A lake is listed when surveys caught or observed at least 2 of these species: yellow perch, northern pike, walleye, cisco, lake whitefish, lake trout and burbot. Lakes are ranked by how many of them were recorded, then by how consistently.

Most surveys are done in open water. Ice fishing seasons, limits, hut rules and sanctuaries vary by zone: check the regulations before you go.

Big Trout LakeSturgeon LakeLong LakeTrout LakeLake NipissingObonga LakeBlack Sturgeon LakeDogtooth LakeBurchell LakeDiamond LakeLake ManitouLake TemagamiLake PanacheSharbot LakeKamaniskeg LakeBark LakeLake MuskokaObabika LakeLake RosseauUpper Mazinaw LakeBig Rideau LakeCameron LakeNorth Spirit LakeHorwood LakeEchoing LakeLake CecebeGolden LakeLake TimiskamingLake AbitibiDog LakeMatinenda LakeLake ClearHawkeye LakeAhmic LakeKashwakamak LakeBig Gull LakeAgnew LakeLake SimcoeLake JosephBlack Donald LakeSkeleton LakeOnaping LakeLake of BaysKesagami LakePine LakeWildgoose LakeNight Hawk LakeGloucester PoolKukagami LakeBelmont LakeMindemoya LakeKennebec LakeAylen LakeBaptiste LakeSilver LakeCanoe LakeCrystal LakeMalachi LakeLongbow LakeRock LakeCalabogie LakeBig Clear LakeDalhousie LakeCharleston LakeLimerick LakeLake BernardCordova LakeDunc LakeBalsam LakeLake of the WoodsCrotch LakeJack LakeChandos LakeBrule LakeRedstone LakeKashagawigamog LakeLake BelwoodSparrow LakeLake DoréChesley LakeLittle LakeCanal LakePigeon LakeLake CouchichingShadow LakeSydenham LakeMiller LakeShabomeka LakeClear LakeKamiskotia LakeMississagua LakeOpeongo LakeSkootamatta LakeKahshe LakeEagle LakePaudash LakeConestogo LakeAnstruther LakeEels LakeDesert LakeRice LakeHead LakeLake ScugogFarlain LakeFanshawe LakeKatchewanooka LakeWeslemkoon LakeMartindale PondPapineau LakeBig Hawk LakeLovesick LakeLake St. JosephLoughborough LakeElliot LakeSalerno LakeLake GibsonBear LakeBerford LakeKennisis LakeEugenia Lake
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Lakes

#LakeWinter species recordedLaunchesMax depth mArea km²
1Wabaskang LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch2461.7
2Birch LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch36117
3Waweig LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch24311.6
4Indian LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch3140.1
5Big Trout LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch644
6Longlegged LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch23468.1
7Kashabowie LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch13422.7
8Athelstane LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch3417.8
9Savant LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch128
10Dog LakeAlgomaBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch26953.3
11Mameigwess LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch4952.6
12Cassels LakeNipissingBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch2317.54
13Sturgeon LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch1079243
14Shebandowan LakesThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch12460.6
15Northern Light LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch44066.6
16Long LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch168136
17Trout LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch46347
18Bell LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch42
19Arrow LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch24932.5
20Bad Vermilion LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch3718.1
21Otukamamoan LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch4950.8
22McKay LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch5531.6
23Lake NipissingNipissingBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch1870856
24Caviar LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch4031.2
25Kwinkwaga LakeAlgomaBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch5379.02
26Populus LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch368
27Sparkling LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch3112.4
28Nora LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch25516.2
29Radisson LakeTimiskamingBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch525.58
30Dogpaw LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch2420
31Paguchi LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch32724.8
32Delaney LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch7612.9
33Lawrence LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch7320.6
34Bending LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch11.2
35Pagwachuan LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch5526.9
36Obonga LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch26737.4
37Loonhaunt LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch4721.3
38Dibble LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch11
39Bark LakeAlgomaBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch2719.3
40Premier LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch241.53
41Pettit LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch11.8
42Shawanabis LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch379.61
43Missinaibi LakeSudburyBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch7681.8
44White LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch44660.9
45Indian LakeSudburyBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch1419.2
46Kaiashkons LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch5520.4
47McCrea LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch40.6
48Black Sturgeon LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch64948.9
49Cross LakeNipissingBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch5517.9
50Net LakeNipissingBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch2437.9
51Kokoko LakeNipissingBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch435.64
52Rabbit LakeNipissingBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch24321.8
53Chiblow LakeAlgomaBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch16720.5
54Scotch LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch12712.7
55Dogtooth LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch226.9
56Thunder LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch12111.2
57Rowan LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch3751.8
58Mount LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch3710.2
59Upper Manitou LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch54.3
60Bukemiga LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch276.42
61Red Squirrel LakeNipissingBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch1313.97
62Mesomikenda LakeSudburyBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch26724.5
63Harmon LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch28.5
64Atikwa LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch5552.8
65Wolseley LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch12.2
66Burchell LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch17310.5
67Diamond LakeNipissingBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch379.76
68Lake ManitouManitoulinBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch49106
69Lake TemagamiNipissingBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch473240
70Conifer LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch6111.4
71Turtle LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch4312.2
72Beaverhouse LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch16419.7
73Lake of BaysKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch2543.4
74Upper Shebandowan LakeThunder BayBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch3719.2
75Pickerel LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch52.3
76Winnange LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch11024.5
77Rib LakeTimiskamingBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch1436.83
78Upper Medicine Stone LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch4010.8
79Lower Manitou LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch72.5
80Raven LakeTimiskamingBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch1465.83
81Lake PanacheSudburyBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch15583.1
82Lac la CaveNipissingBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch132.5
83McAree LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch319.12
84Sandbeach LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch466.67
85Olifaunt LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch5.6
86Sandford LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch11029.3
87Pipestone LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch37.4
88Nym LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch118.4
89Irene LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch14.3
90Lower Mazinaw LakeFrontenacBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch4.42
91Entwine LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch18.6
92Clearwater West LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch16736.1
93Carling LakeKenoraBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch4315.7
94Cirrus LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch8822.2
95Crowrock LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch24918.3
96Rollo LakeSudburyBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch538.1
97Wanapitei LakeGreater Sudbury / Grand SudburyBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch1124133
98Poohbah LakeRainy RiverBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch7015.5
99Sharbot LakeFrontenacBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch13115.7
100Bobs LakeFrontenacBurbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch12427.5

Top 100 of 971 lakes. By species: Yellow Perch, Northern Pike, Walleye, Cisco, Lake Whitefish, Lake Trout, Burbot. Data as of October 9, 2026.