Rainbow Trout ice fishing in Canada
Rainbow trout are often stocked and cruise shallow to mid-depth; small jigs, spoons or bait under a bobber will take them.
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 rainbow trout are recorded
600 lakes on this site have rainbow 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
Rainbow Trout ice fishing in Alberta: all lakes on record
- Abraham Lake, 52.1 km², near Lake Louise
- Maligne Lake, 20.5 km², near Jasper Park Lodge
- Spray Lakes Reservoir, 19 km², near Dead Man's Flats
- Upper Kananaskis Lake, 8.47 km², near Dead Man's Flats
- Lower Kananaskis Lake, 5.91 km², near Dead Man's Flats
- Obed Lake, 4.85 km², near Hinton
- Medicine Lake, 4.21 km², near Jasper Park Lodge
- Fickle Lake, 3.74 km², near Edson
- Tyrrell Lake, 3.69 km², near Raymond
- Bow Lake, 3.11 km², near Lake Louise
- Chain Lakes Reservoir, 3.05 km², near Longview
- Barrier Lake, 2.8 km², near Exshaw
British Columbia
Rainbow Trout ice fishing in British Columbia: all lakes on record
- Williston Lake, 1,720 km², near Mackenzie
- Babine Lake, 465 km², near Granisle
- Kinbasket Lake, 419 km², near Jasper
- 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
- Eutsuk Lake, 250 km², near Bella Coola
- Harrison Lake, 222 km², near Harrison Hot Springs
- Adams Lake, 132 km², near Celista
- Powell Lake, 124 km², near Sliammon
- Trembleur Lake, 116 km², near Granisle
- Morice Lake, 97.2 km², near Kitimat
- Tezzeron Lake, 80.5 km², near Fort St. James
- Murtle Lake, 76.4 km², near Clearwater
- Duncan Lake, 72.8 km², near Lardeau
- Slocan Lake, 68.9 km², near New Denver
- Charlotte Lake, 65.9 km², near Anahim Lake
- Cowichan Lake, 62.2 km², near Youbou
- Mabel Lake, 59.4 km², near Grindrod
- Horsefly Lake, 57.8 km², near 108 Mile Ranch
- Thutade Lake, 56.8 km², near Takla Landing
- Stave Lake, 56.3 km², near Hatzic Island
- Canim Lake, 56.1 km², near 100 Mile House
Manitoba
Rainbow Trout ice fishing in Manitoba: all lakes on record
- Clearwater Lake (MB), 284 km², near The Pas
- Athapapuskow Lake, 256 km², near Creighton
- Lac du Bonnet, 118 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Crowduck Lake, 55.7 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- George Lake, 21.5 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Zed Lake, 20.5 km², near Pelican Narrows
- Falcon Lake, 15.3 km², near Kenora
- West Hawk Lake, 14.5 km², near Kenora
- Echo Lake, 13.9 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Wallace Lake, 10.5 km², near Powerview
- White Lake, 8.02 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Horseshoe Lake, 6.74 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Lake Wahtopanah, 6.42 km², near Rivers
- Moose Lake, 6.42 km², near Moose Lake
- Sandy Lake, 5.72 km², near Minnedosa
- Bowden Lake, 5.67 km², near Wabowden
- Nutimik Lake, 5.13 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Laurie Lake, 3.71 km², near Roblin
- Chocolate Lake, 3.65 km², near Cranberry Portage
- Leaf Lake, 2.84 km², near Winnipegosis
- High Rock Lake, 2.32 km², near Arborg
- Lake Irwin, 2.02 km², near Neepawa
- Round Lake, 1.94 km², near Powerview
- Barbe Lake, 1.92 km², near Cranberry Portage
- Foot Print Lake, 1.81 km², near Norway House
Nova Scotia
- Bras d'Or Lake, 1,070 km², near Eskasoni 3
- Goose Harbour Lake, 3.61 km², near Mulgrave
Ontario
- Leonard Lake, 1.99 km², near Port Carling
- Glamor Lake, 1.94 km², near Haliburton Village
- Grindstone Lake, 1.61 km², near Sharbot Lake
Saskatchewan
- Lake Diefenbaker, 392 km², near Herbert
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