Arctic Char ice fishing in Canada

Arctic char run deep over open water; heavy jigging spoons are the usual choice.

This is general guidance for the species, not advice for any one lake. Check the regulations for the lake you fish: limits, size rules and closures vary by lake.

Lakes where arctic char are recorded

17 lakes on this site have arctic char on record. A lake without a record may still hold them: records come from hand-researched lists, British Columbia fish observations and Ontario stocking data, and are not complete. The largest lakes in each province are listed first.

British Columbia

Arctic Char ice fishing in British Columbia: all lakes on record

• Bridge Lake, 13.7 km², near 100 Mile House
• Surel Lake, 6.67 km², near Bella Coola
• Atna Lake, 5.15 km², near Kitimat
• St. Thomas Lake, 4.06 km², near Houston
• Phyllis Lake, 40 ha, near Sointula
• Dudgeon Lake, 26 ha, near Vavenby
• Farr Lake, 14 ha, near Lower Nicola
• Stony Lake, near Sicamous

Manitoba

Arctic Char ice fishing in Manitoba: all lakes on record

• Glad Lake, 66 ha, near Swan River
• Snail Lake, 52 ha, near Swan River
• One Lake, 42 ha, near Kenora
• Kormans Lake, 29 ha, near Snow Lake
• McHugh Lake, 10 ha, near Kenora

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Grand Lake (NL), 497 km², near Pasadena
• Gander Lake, 120 km², near Grand Falls-Windsor

Nunavut

• Nettilling Lake, 4,870 km², near Iqaluit
• Baker Lake (NU), 1,660 km², near Baker Lake

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