Brook Trout ice fishing in Canada
Brook trout are a small-water favourite; tiny jigs or spoons tipped with a worm or maggot, fished shallow to mid-depth.
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 brook trout are recorded
600 lakes on this site have brook trout 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.
Alberta
Brook Trout ice fishing in Alberta: all lakes on record
- Maligne Lake, 20.5 km², near Jasper Park Lodge
- Medicine Lake, 4.21 km², near Jasper Park Lodge
- Chain Lakes Reservoir, 3.05 km², near Longview
- Police Outpost Lake, 94 ha, near Cardston
- Beaver Mines Lake, 48 ha, near Blairmore
- Lee Lake, 37 ha, near Blairmore
British Columbia
Brook Trout ice fishing in British Columbia: all lakes on record
- Kinbasket Lake, 419 km², near Jasper
- Okanagan Lake, 349 km², near Traders Cove
- Duncan Lake, 72.8 km², near Lardeau
- Slocan Lake, 68.9 km², near New Denver
- Cowichan Lake, 62.2 km², near Youbou
- Stave Lake, 56.3 km², near Hatzic Island
- Pitt Lake, 53.2 km², near River Springs
- Green Lake, 28.8 km², near 100 Mile House
- Christina Lake, 25.6 km², near Christina Lake
- Comox Lake, 21.1 km², near Cumberland
- Sheridan Lake, 16.5 km², near 100 Mile House
- Windermere Lake, 16.2 km², near Invermere
- Lakelse Lake, 13.7 km², near Terrace
- Horse Lake (BC), 12.2 km², near 100 Mile House
- Fortress Lake, 8.71 km², near Jasper
- Horne Lake, 8.14 km², near Bowser
- Chief Lake, 7.28 km², near Prince George
- Stump Lake, 7.13 km², near Rose Hill
- Saxton Lake, 6.82 km², near Prince George
- Sooke Lake, 6 km², near Shawnigan Lake
- Moyie Lake, 5.96 km², near Cranbrook
- Big Lake, 5.8 km², near Fox Mountain
- Shawnigan Lake, 5.45 km², near Shawnigan Lake
- Dragon Lake, 5.39 km², near Quesnel
- North Barrière Lake, 4.99 km², near Barrière
Manitoba
Brook Trout ice fishing in Manitoba: all lakes on record
- Gods Lake, 1,020 km², near Gods River
- Clearwater Lake (MB), 284 km², near The Pas
- Lac du Bonnet, 118 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Whitemouth Lake, 68.6 km², near Moose Lake
- Crowduck Lake, 55.7 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- South Knife Lake, 30.1 km², near Churchill
- Gull Lake, 30 km², near Gillam
- George Lake, 21.5 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- West Hawk Lake, 14.5 km², near Kenora
- Echo Lake, 13.9 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- White Lake, 8.02 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Horseshoe Lake, 6.74 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Nutimik Lake, 5.13 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Forbes Lake, 3.92 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Laurie Lake, 3.71 km², near Roblin
- Leaf Lake, 2.84 km², near Winnipegosis
- Barbe Lake, 1.92 km², near Cranberry Portage
- Little Jackfish Lake, 1.6 km², near Minnedosa
- Frances Lake, 1.38 km², near Kenora
- Norris Lake, 1.35 km², near Gimli
- Stephenfield Lake, 1.27 km², near St. Claude
- Gull Lake, 1.2 km², near Roblin
- Mid Lake, 1 km², near Thompson
- Burton Lake, 90 ha, near Lac du Bonnet
- Ditch Lake, 88 ha, near Minnedosa
New Brunswick
- Miramichi Lake, 2.23 km², near Stanley
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Lake Melville, 2,840 km², near North West River
- Grand Lake (NL), 497 km², near Pasadena
- Gander Lake, 120 km², near Grand Falls-Windsor
- Deer Lake (NL), 67.8 km², near Pasadena
Nova Scotia
Brook Trout ice fishing in Nova Scotia: all lakes on record
- Bras d'Or Lake, 1,070 km², near Eskasoni 3
- Great Pubnico Lake, 19.1 km², near Clyde River
- Porters Lake, 18.4 km², near Porters Lake
- Panuke Lake, 16.3 km², near Windsor
- Lake Mulgrave, 12.6 km², near Cornwallis
- Tobeatic Lake, 8.62 km², near Shelburne
- Tangier Grand Lake, 8.19 km², near Lake Charlotte
- Scraggy Lake, 7.08 km², near Lake Charlotte
- Five Mile Lake, 6.33 km², near Mount Uniacke
- Raynards Lake, 6.06 km², near Tusket
- Marshall Flowage, 5.06 km², near Sheet Harbour
- Shingle Lake, 4.66 km², near New Germany
- Catalone Lake, 4.39 km², near Albert Bridge
- Ocean Lake, 4.33 km², near Guysborough
- Lake Uist, 4.2 km², near Eskasoni 3
- Card Lake, 3.94 km², near Hubbards
- Lake Major, 3.83 km², near North Preston
- Oak Park Lake, 3.71 km², near Barrington
- Donahue Lake, 3.63 km², near Guysborough
- Goose Harbour Lake, 3.61 km², near Mulgrave
- Paces Lake, 3.59 km², near Musquodoboit Harbour
- Hirtle Lake, 3.42 km², near New Germany
- Pomquet Lake, 3.25 km², near Antigonish
- Porters Lake, 3.24 km², near Digby
- Kempt Back Lake, 3.21 km², near Tusket
Ontario
Brook Trout ice fishing in Ontario: all lakes on record
- Kennisis Lake, 17 km², near United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde
- Gowganda Lake, 10.1 km², near Matachewan
- Emerald Lake, 5.84 km², near Capreol
- Papineau Lake, 2.4 km², near Mattawa
- Beauty Lake, 1.86 km², near Matachewan
- Trout Lake, 1.82 km², near Bancroft
- Centre Lake, 1.62 km², near Bancroft
- Quintet Lakes, 1.61 km², near Sault Ste. Marie
- Helenbar Lake, 1.49 km², near Elliot Lake
- Charlotte Lake, 1.45 km², near Schreiber
- Rope Lake, 1.44 km², near Schreiber
- Huff Lake, 1.04 km², near Sault Ste. Marie
- Ault Lake, 1.02 km², near Schreiber
- Slim Lake, 1.01 km², near Hornepayne
- Elbow Lake, 94 ha, near Elliot Lake
- Boundary Lake, 91 ha, near Elliot Lake
- West Andre Lake, 90 ha, near Wawa
- Bells Lake, 89 ha, near Markdale
- West Morgan Lake, 87 ha, near Dowling
- Zola Lake, 87 ha, near Wawa
- Upper Ross Lake, 86 ha, near Schreiber
- Lower Ross Lake, 85 ha, near Schreiber
- Hutton Lake, 84 ha, near Capreol
- Macdonald Lake, 84 ha, near Dowling
- Rodge Lake, 84 ha, near Elliot Lake
Prince Edward Island
- North Lake (PE), 88 ha, near Eastern Kings
Quebec
- Lac Mistassini, 2,180 km², near Mistissini
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