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Pickerel Lake

48.6338° N, 91.3718° W

Pickerel Lake, Ontario. 48.6338° N, 91.3718° W

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/on/pickerel-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • Aquatic Resource Area survey points, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • Fisheries Management Zones, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Ontario Waterbody Location Identifier, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Pickerel Lake covers 52.3 km², Ontario. It lies 32 km southwest of Quetico.

Government surveys have recorded 17 fish species here, including lake trout, lake whitefish and walleye.

Area
52.3 km²
Shoreline
248 km
Fish species
17
Elevation
407 m

Today on the water

0 °C

Wind calmfeels like -2 °C

Observed at Atikokan, as of 2:00 a.m. EST

Time3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.
Wind km/hvar. 5SE 10SE 10SE 20SE 20SE 20SE 20SE 20
Gusts km/h40
Temp. °C0-141214121110
Precip. %00000000

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers early this evening then clear. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low minus 2.

Weather: Atikokan (local forecast), as of 2:05 a.m. EST

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:45 a.m.
Sunrise
7:16 a.m.
Sunset
6:27 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:59 p.m.
Moonrise
6:10 a.m.
Moonset
5:46 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 26 government surveys (2010–2021) that recorded them.

  • Lake Trout12 of 26Not recorded since 2010
  • Lake Whitefish12 of 26Not recorded since 2010
  • Walleye12 of 26
  • Cisco8 of 26Not recorded since 2010
  • Smallmouth Bass6 of 26
  • Burbot5 of 26Not recorded since 2010
  • Yellow Perch5 of 26Not recorded since 2010
  • Northern Pike3 of 26Not recorded since 2010
Other species (9)
  • Rainbow Smelt 4
  • Ninespine Stickleback 3
  • Mimic Shiner 2
  • Emerald Shiner 1
  • Mottled Sculpin 1
  • Slimy Sculpin 1
  • Spottail Shiner 1
  • Trout-Perch 1
  • White Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 5. Check seasons and limits before you fish.