Brown Trout ice fishing in Canada
Brown trout are wary; light line, small spoons or jigs, and quiet movement around the hole.
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 brown trout are recorded
100 lakes on this site have brown 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
- Barrier Lake, 2.8 km², near Exshaw
- Beauvais Lake, 66 ha, near Pincher Creek
British Columbia
Brown Trout ice fishing in British Columbia: all lakes on record
- Cowichan Lake, 62.2 km², near Youbou
- Sheridan Lake, 16.5 km², near 100 Mile House
- Cameron Lake, 4.37 km², near Whisky Creek
- Somenos Lake, 96 ha, near Duncan
- Dugan Lake, 95 ha, near Fox Mountain
- Fishpot Lake, 89 ha, near Quesnel
- McClure Lake, 40 ha, near Youbou
- Arrowsmith Lake, 35 ha, near Whisky Creek
- Lois Lake, 20 ha, near Koksilah
- Beaver Lake, 18 ha, near Lake Cowichan
- Bear Lake, 16 ha, near Honeymoon Bay
- Rooney Lake, 15 ha, near Sayward
- Tadjiss Lake, near Duncan
Manitoba
Brown Trout ice fishing in Manitoba: all lakes on record
- Clearwater Lake (MB), 284 km², near The Pas
- Lac du Bonnet, 118 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Falcon Lake, 15.3 km², near Kenora
- West Hawk Lake, 14.5 km², near Kenora
- Childs Lake, 8.42 km², near Roblin
- White Lake, 8.02 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Sandy Lake, 5.72 km², near Minnedosa
- 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
- Caddy Lake, 3.18 km², near Kenora
- Lake Irwin, 2.02 km², near Neepawa
- Gull Lake, 1.15 km², near Pine Falls
- Mid Lake, 1 km², near Thompson
- East Blue Lake, 93 ha, near Roblin
- West Blue Lake, 87 ha, near Roblin
- Tokaryk Lake, 81 ha, near Dauphin
- William Lake, 81 ha, near Boissevain
- Vermilion Reservoir, 67 ha, near Dauphin
- Shanty Lake, 46 ha, near Roblin
- Camp Lake, 43 ha, near Kenora
- Mary Jane Reservoir, 33 ha, near Miami
- Pybus Lake, 31 ha, near Minnedosa
- Webster Lake, 31 ha, near Cranberry Portage
- Groszok Lake, 26 ha, near Dauphin
Nova Scotia
Brown Trout ice fishing in Nova Scotia: all lakes on record
- Card Lake, 3.94 km², near Hubbards
- Canada Hill Lake, 1.66 km², near Lockeport
- Harrison Lake, 1.47 km², near Amherst
- Cook Lake, 61 ha, near St. Peter's
- Haley Lake, 38 ha, near New Germany
- Victoria Lake, 30 ha, near Liverpool
- Wagner Lake, 27 ha, near New Germany
- Narrow Lake, 25 ha, near Goshen
- Davis Lake, 21 ha, near Middle Musquodoboit
- Copper Lake, 19 ha, near Goshen
- Crooked Lake, 18 ha, near Goshen
- Porcupine Lake, 16 ha, near Stellarton
- Morrison Lake, 13 ha, near Eskasoni 3
- Earltown Lake, near Middleton
- Ferry Lake, near Sheet Harbour
- Hutt Lake, near Chester
- MacKinnons Lake, near Goshen
- Salmon River Lake, near Cross Roads Country Harbour
Ontario
Brown Trout ice fishing in Ontario: all lakes on record
- McLeod Lake, 3.04 km², near Longlac
- Darling Long Lake, 83 ha, near Mississippi Mills
- Shaw Dam Lake, 63 ha, near Thessalon
- Summit Lake, 41 ha, near Sharbot Lake
- Long Lake, 34 ha, near Thessalon
- D'Arcy Lake, 33 ha, near Amethyst Harbour
- Widgeon Lake, 32 ha, near Sundridge
- Anna Lake, 23 ha, near Eganville
- East Jeannie Lakes, 21 ha, near United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde
- Loon Lake, 15 ha, near Dowling
- Hades Lake, 14 ha, near Amethyst Harbour
- West Quinn Lake, 12 ha, near Sharbot Lake
- Alaska's Lake, near Dowling
- Allan Park Trout Pond, near Hanover
- Hartley Lake, near Greenstone
- Johnson Lake, near Dowling
- Lake Huron, near Tobermory
- Lake Ontario, near Cobourg
- Sandybeach Lake, near Amethyst Harbour
- Waterford Ponds, near Waterford
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