Lake Trout ice fishing in Canada
Lake trout stay in cold, deep water; jig tubes, spoons or dead bait on a quick-strike rig in the deeper basins.
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 lake trout are recorded
593 lakes on this site have lake 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
Lake Trout ice fishing in Alberta: all lakes on record
- Lake Athabasca, 7,530 km², near Fort Chipewyan
- Cold Lake, 347 km², near Cold Lake
- Abraham Lake, 52.1 km², near Lake Louise
- Namur Lake, 43.3 km², near Fort McMurray
- Seibert Lake, 35.6 km², near Lac La Biche
- Wolf Lake (AB), 30.8 km², near Bonnyville
- Maligne Lake, 20.5 km², near Jasper Park Lodge
- Spray Lakes Reservoir, 19 km², near Dead Man's Flats
- Ghost Lake, 11 km², near Cochrane
- Bow Lake, 3.11 km², near Lake Louise
- Barrier Lake, 2.8 km², near Exshaw
- Pyramid Lake, 1.24 km², near Jasper Park Lodge
- Two Jack Lake, 39 ha, near Banff
- Gardiner Lake, near Fort McMurray
- Peerless Lake, near Wabasca-Desmarais
- Lake Minnewanka, near Banff
- Upper Waterton Lake, near Cardston
British Columbia
Lake Trout ice fishing in British Columbia: all lakes on record
- Williston Lake, 1,720 km², near Mackenzie
- Atlin Lake, 589 km², near Carcross
- Babine Lake, 465 km², near Granisle
- Stuart Lake, 358 km², near Fort St. James
- Okanagan Lake, 349 km², near Traders Cove
- Shuswap Lake, 306 km², near Anglemont
- Quesnel Lake, 271 km², near 108 Mile Ranch
- Francois Lake, 253 km², near Burns Lake
- Adams Lake, 132 km², near Celista
- Trembleur Lake, 116 km², near Granisle
- Morice Lake, 97.2 km², near Kitimat
- Tezzeron Lake, 80.5 km², near Fort St. James
- Gladys Lake, 73.3 km², near Carcross
- Mabel Lake, 59.4 km², near Grindrod
- Horsefly Lake, 57.8 km², near 108 Mile Ranch
- Canim Lake, 56.1 km², near 100 Mile House
- Pinchi Lake, 55.3 km², near Fort St. James
- Fraser Lake, 54.1 km², near Fraser Lake
- Tutshi Lake, 52.2 km², near Carcross
- Dease Lake, 52 km², near Dease Lake
- Cheslatta Lake, 41.1 km², near Fraser Lake
- Tchesinkut Lake, 35.7 km², near Burns Lake
- Inzana Lake, 35.4 km², near Fort St. James
- Isaac Lake, 32.5 km², near McBride
- Cunningham Lake, 31.8 km², near Burns Lake
Manitoba
Lake Trout ice fishing in Manitoba: all lakes on record
- Cedar Lake (MB), 2,500 km², near The Pas
- Southern Indian Lake, 2,310 km², near Thompson
- Nueltin Lake, 1,920 km², near Arviat
- Gods Lake, 1,020 km², near Gods River
- Molson Lake, 395 km², near Norway House
- Cormorant Lake, 339 km², near Cranberry Portage
- Nejanilini Lake, 291 km², near Churchill
- Clearwater Lake (MB), 284 km², near The Pas
- Knee Lake, 282 km², near Oxford House
- Kississing Lake, 277 km², near Flin Flon
- Athapapuskow Lake, 256 km², near Creighton
- Big Sand Lake, 248 km², near Thompson
- Reed Lake, 190 km², near Snow Lake
- Wekusko Lake, 175 km², near Snow Lake
- Baralzon Lake, 144 km², near Arviat
- Paint Lake, 120 km², near Thompson
- Whiskey Jack Lake, 103 km², near Pelican Narrows
- Bolton Lake, 90.1 km², near Oxford House
- Egenolf Lake, 89.4 km², near Churchill
- Munroe Lake, 88.5 km², near Churchill
- Maria Lake, 66.3 km², near Thompson
- Fishing Lake, 64.3 km², near Red Lake
- Crowduck Lake, 55.7 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- File Lake, 54.2 km², near Snow Lake
- Snyder Lake, 51.5 km², near Thompson
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Lake Melville, 2,840 km², near North West River
- Grand Lake (NL), 497 km², near Pasadena
Northwest Territories
- Great Bear Lake, 30,500 km², near Deline
- Great Slave Lake, 26,700 km², near Yellowknife
- Lac La Martre, 1,680 km², near Behchokǫ̀
- Trout Lake (NT), near Fort Liard
Nova Scotia
- Sherbrooke Lake (NS), near New Germany
Nunavut
- Nettilling Lake, 4,870 km², near Iqaluit
- Baker Lake (NU), 1,660 km², near Baker Lake
- Kasba Lake, 1,330 km², near Baker Lake
Ontario
Lake Trout ice fishing in Ontario: all lakes on record
- Lake Simcoe, 767 km², near Beaverton
- Lake St. Joseph (ON), 506 km², near Sioux Lookout
- Eagle Lake, 309 km², near Vermilion Bay
- Lake Manitou, 106 km², near Little Current
- Rocky Island Lake, 52 km², near Elliot Lake
- Black Sturgeon Lake, 48.9 km², near Nipigon
- Bark Lake, 43.6 km², near Bancroft
- Lake Bernard, 20.9 km², near Sundridge
- Loughborough Lake, 19.4 km², near Kingston Mills
- Borden Lake, 16.7 km², near Chapleau
- Lake Vernon, 15.8 km², near Huntsville
- Muskrat Lake, 12.3 km², near Cobden
- Mary Lake, 10.7 km², near Huntsville
- Florence Lake, 10.2 km², near Capreol
- Gowganda Lake, 10.1 km², near Matachewan
- Peninsula Lake, 8.43 km², near Huntsville
- Wawa Lake, 6.71 km², near Wawa
- Sand Lake, 5.77 km², near Burk's Falls
- Bear Lake, 5.58 km², near North Bay
- Blackstone Lake, 5.39 km², near Parry Sound
- Halls Lake, 5.33 km², near Haliburton Village
- Big Caribou Lake, 5.31 km², near Cache Bay
- Crystal Lake, 4.94 km², near Bobcaygeon
- Long Lake, 4.65 km², near Englehart
- Raynar Lake, 4.43 km², near Longlac
Quebec
Lake Trout ice fishing in Quebec: all lakes on record
- Lac Mistassini, 2,180 km², near Mistissini
- Reservoir Gouin, 1,320 km², near Leblanc
- Reservoir Baskatong, 281 km², near Ferme-Neuve
- Lac Memphremagog, 90.7 km², near Magog
- Lac Aylmer (QC), 32 km², near Disraeli
- Lac Kipawa, near Kipawa
- Lac Archambault, near Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm
Saskatchewan
Lake Trout ice fishing in Saskatchewan: all lakes on record
- Reindeer Lake, 5,440 km², near Pelican Narrows
- Wollaston Lake, 2,270 km², near Pelican Narrows
- Lac La Ronge, 1,300 km², near La Ronge
- Montreal Lake, 456 km², near La Ronge
- Candle Lake, 132 km², near Prince Albert
Yukon
Lake Trout ice fishing in Yukon: all lakes on record
- Kluane Lake, 398 km², near Haines Junction
- Teslin Lake, 356 km², near Carcross
- Lake Laberge, 198 km², near Whitehorse
- Tagish Lake, near Carcross
- Bennett Lake, near Carcross
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