Northern Pike ice fishing in Canada
Northern pike cruise weedy bays and shallow flats; tip-ups with a large live or dead minnow are the classic setup.
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 northern pike are recorded
550 lakes on this site have northern pike 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
Northern Pike ice fishing in Alberta: all lakes on record
- Lake Athabasca, 7,530 km², near Fort Chipewyan
- Lake Claire, 1,330 km², near Fort Chipewyan
- Lesser Slave Lake, 1,190 km², near Slave Lake
- Bistcho Lake, 411 km², near Chateh
- Utikuma Lake, 254 km², near Slave Lake
- Lac La Biche, 239 km², near Lac La Biche
- Calling Lake, 138 km², near Athabasca
- Winefred Lake, 126 km², near Anzac
- North Wabasca Lake, 101 km², near Wabasca-Desmarais
- Buffalo Lake, 86.2 km², near Mirror
- Zama Lake, 84 km², near Chateh
- Gull Lake, 79.3 km², near Bentley
- Chip Lake, 73.4 km², near Entwistle
- Muriel Lake, 68.5 km², near Bonnyville
- 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
- Winagami Lake, 46.8 km², near McLennan
- Namur Lake, 43.3 km², near Fort McMurray
- Sylvan Lake, 42.4 km², near Sylvan Lake
- McGregor Lake, 42.2 km², near Vulcan
- Snipe Lake, 41.9 km², near Valleyview
- Pinehurst Lake, 39.3 km², near Lac La Biche
- Marie Lake, 37.4 km², near Cold Lake
British Columbia
Northern Pike ice fishing in British Columbia: all lakes on record
- Atlin Lake, 589 km², near Carcross
- Kotcho Lake, 81.2 km², near Fort Nelson
- Gladys Lake, 73.3 km², near Carcross
- Tutshi Lake, 52.2 km², near Carcross
- Dease Lake, 52 km², near Dease Lake
- Maxhamish Lake, 47.9 km², near Fort Liard
- Moberly Lake, 28.9 km², near Chetwynd
- Charlie Lake, 18.1 km², near Grand Haven
- Summit Lake, 13.4 km², near Prince George
- Gwillim Lake, 10.9 km², near Tumbler Ridge
- Thinahtea Lake, 10 km², near Rainbow Lake
- Dall Lake, 9.52 km², near Dease Lake
- Swan Lake, 8.87 km², near Upper Liard
- Klua Lakes, 8.82 km², near Fort Nelson
- Chismaina Lake, 6.27 km², near Dease Lake
- Aeroplane Lake, 5.82 km², near Watson Lake
- Solitary Lake, 5.04 km², near Watson Lake
- Swift Lake, 4.45 km², near Carcross
- Trout Lake, 4.41 km², near Carcross
- Scoop Lake, 3.87 km², near Watson Lake
- Fishing Lake, 3.63 km², near Watson Lake
- Horseranch Lake, 3.4 km², near Upper Liard
- Vincent Lake, 3.17 km², near Upper Liard
- Tommy Lakes, 3.1 km², near Fort Nelson
- Birches Lake, 3.02 km², near Watson Lake
Manitoba
Northern Pike 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
- Swan Lake, 308 km², near Swan River
- 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
Northwest Territories
- Lac La Martre, 1,680 km², near Behchokǫ̀
- Trout Lake (NT), near Fort Liard
Nunavut
- Kasba Lake, 1,330 km², near Baker Lake
Ontario
Northern Pike ice fishing in Ontario: all lakes on record
- Lake of the Woods, 3,470 km², near Moose Lake
- Lake Abitibi, 947 km², near La Sarre
- Rainy Lake, 826 km², near Fort Frances
- Lake St. Joseph (ON), 506 km², near Sioux Lookout
- Lake Scugog, 66.4 km², near Caesarea
- Bay of Quinte, near Prince Edward
- Lake Erie (Eastern Basin), near Dunnville
- Lake Couchiching, near Amigo Beach
- Lake Temagami, near Haileybury
- Georgian Bay, near Penetanguishene
- Lake Temiskaming, near Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues
Quebec
Northern Pike ice fishing in Quebec: all lakes on record
- Lac Mistassini, 2,180 km², near Mistissini
- Reservoir Gouin, 1,320 km², near Leblanc
- Lac Saint-Jean, 1,110 km², near Roberval
- Lac Saint-Pierre, 334 km², near Yamachiche
- Reservoir Baskatong, 281 km², near Ferme-Neuve
- Lac des Deux Montagnes, 153 km², near Senneville
- Lac Memphremagog, 90.7 km², near Magog
- Lac Aylmer (QC), 32 km², near Disraeli
- Lac Kipawa, near Kipawa
Saskatchewan
Northern Pike 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
- Last Mountain Lake, 214 km², near Craik
- Candle Lake, 132 km², near Prince Albert
Yukon
- Kluane Lake, 398 km², near Haines Junction
- Teslin Lake, 356 km², near Carcross
- Lake Laberge, 198 km², near Whitehorse
- Tagish Lake, near Carcross
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