Lake Whitefish ice fishing in Alberta

25 Alberta lakes on this site have lake whitefish on record, largest first. A lake without a record may still hold them: records come from provincial open data and our own research, and are not complete. Some records are stocking records, which show what a province has stocked, not everything in the lake.

Lakes

• 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

General lake whitefish tips

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, written by Ice Fish Canada, not a report from any one lake. Limits, size rules and closures vary by lake, so read the current Alberta regulations before you fish. Measure the ice yourself: see the ice thickness guidance.

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