Lake Whitefish ice fishing in Canada
Lake whitefish hold over hard bottom in deeper water; small jigging spoons tipped with a minnow head or a piece of roe work best.
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 whitefish are recorded
416 lakes on this site have lake whitefish 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 Whitefish ice fishing in Alberta: all lakes on record
- Lake Claire, 1,330 km², near Fort Chipewyan
- Bistcho Lake, 411 km², near Chateh
- Winefred Lake, 126 km², near Anzac
- Buffalo Lake, 86.2 km², near Mirror
- South Wabasca Lake, 62.1 km², near Wabasca-Desmarais
- Lac Ste. Anne, 55.8 km², near Stony Plain
- Sturgeon Lake (AB), 47.6 km², near Valleyview
- Wentzel Lake, 47.1 km², near Fort Vermilion
- McGregor Lake, 42.2 km², near Vulcan
- Pinehurst Lake, 39.3 km², near Lac La Biche
- Marie Lake, 37.4 km², near Cold Lake
- Whitefish Lake (AB), 30.3 km², near Lac La Biche
- Touchwood Lake, 28.6 km², near Lac La Biche
- Buck Lake, 25.8 km², near Drayton Valley
- North Buck Lake, 20.5 km², near Lac La Biche
- Lac la Nonne, 12.8 km², near Barrhead
- Baptiste Lake, 9.44 km², near Athabasca
- Skeleton Lake, 8.68 km², near Athabasca
- Battle Lake, 4.37 km², near Mulhurst
- Talbot Lake, 3.54 km², near Jasper Park Lodge
- Gregg Lake, 1.47 km², near Hinton
- Glennifer Lake, near Bowden
- Gregoire Lake, near Anzac
- Christina Lake (AB), near Anzac
- Peerless Lake, near Wabasca-Desmarais
British Columbia
Lake Whitefish ice fishing in British Columbia: all lakes on record
- Atlin Lake, 589 km², near Carcross
- Okanagan Lake, 349 km², near Traders Cove
- Shuswap Lake, 306 km², near Anglemont
- Harrison Lake, 222 km², near Harrison Hot Springs
- Trembleur Lake, 116 km², near Granisle
- Morice Lake, 97.2 km², near Kitimat
- Tezzeron Lake, 80.5 km², near Fort St. James
- Mabel Lake, 59.4 km², near Grindrod
- Pinchi Lake, 55.3 km², near Fort St. James
- Pitt Lake, 53.2 km², near River Springs
- Tutshi Lake, 52.2 km², near Carcross
- Dease Lake, 52 km², near Dease Lake
- Maxhamish Lake, 47.9 km², near Fort Liard
- Cheslatta Lake, 41.1 km², near Fraser Lake
- Great Beaver Lake, 37.7 km², near Fort St. James
- Tchesinkut Lake, 35.7 km², near Burns Lake
- Inzana Lake, 35.4 km², near Fort St. James
- Lillooet Lake, 32.1 km², near Mount Currie 6
- Cunningham Lake, 31.8 km², near Burns Lake
- Moberly Lake, 28.9 km², near Chetwynd
- Seton Lake, 24.9 km², near Lillooet
- Taltapin Lake, 21.4 km², near Burns Lake
- Cluculz Lake, 19.8 km², near Vanderhoof
- Tsayta Lake, 19.7 km², near Takla Landing
- Skaha Lake, 19.5 km², near Kaleden
Manitoba
Lake Whitefish ice fishing in Manitoba: all lakes on record
- Lake Winnipeg, 23,900 km², near Arborg
- Lake Winnipegosis, 5,040 km², near Camperville
- 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
- Playgreen Lake, 760 km², near Norway House
- Lake Dauphin, 516 km², near Dauphin
- Sipiwesk Lake, 514 km², near Cross Lake 19A
- Molson Lake, 395 km², near Norway House
- Kiskittogisu Lake, 359 km², near Norway House
- Cormorant Lake, 339 km², near Cranberry Portage
- Lake St. Martin, 331 km², near Winnipegosis
- Stephens Lake, 317 km², near Gillam
- Nejanilini Lake, 291 km², near Churchill
- Cross Lake (MB), 286 km², near Cross Lake 19A
- Clearwater Lake (MB), 284 km², near The Pas
- Knee Lake, 282 km², near Oxford House
- Split Lake, 281 km², near Gillam
- 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
- Kiskitto Lake, 175 km², near Norway House
- Wekusko Lake, 175 km², near Snow Lake
Nova Scotia
Lake Whitefish ice fishing in Nova Scotia: all lakes on record
- Little Mushamush Lake, 4.38 km², near Mahone Bay
- Kempt Back Lake, 3.21 km², near Tusket
- Chezzetcook Lake, 2.96 km², near Musquodoboit Harbour
- Caribou Lake, 2.74 km², near New Germany
- Eden Lake, 2.23 km², near Goshen
- Mink Lake, 1.41 km², near Tusket
- Conrod Lake, 1.4 km², near Porters Lake
- Minard Lake, 1.23 km², near New Germany
- Gibraltar Lake, 89 ha, near Musquodoboit Harbour
- Shaw Big Lake, 82 ha, near Middle Musquodoboit
- Little Ponhook Lake, 78 ha, near Hebbville
- Millet Lake, 68 ha, near Chester
- Pringle Lake, 57 ha, near Goshen
- Hardy Lake, 25 ha, near Marion Bridge
- Narrow Lake, 25 ha, near Goshen
- G Lake, 18 ha, near Goshen
- Liverpool Head Lake, 11 ha, near Cornwallis
- Eleven Mile Lake, near Annapolis Royal
- Parr Lake, near Tusket
Ontario
- Lake Simcoe, 767 km², near Beaverton
Yukon
- Teslin Lake, 356 km², near Carcross
- Tagish Lake, near Carcross
- Bennett Lake, near Carcross
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