Northern Pike ice fishing in Ontario

11 Ontario lakes on this site have northern pike 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 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

General northern pike tips

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

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