Walleye ice fishing in Canada
Walleye bite best around first and last light; jig a spoon or jig-and-minnow tight to the bottom near points, humps and drop-offs.
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 walleye are recorded
518 lakes on this site have walleye 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
Walleye 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
- Cold Lake, 347 km², near Cold Lake
- 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
- Pigeon Lake, 97.4 km², near Mulhurst
- Zama Lake, 84 km², near Chateh
- Gull Lake, 79.3 km², near Bentley
- Muriel Lake, 68.5 km², near Bonnyville
- South Wabasca Lake, 62.1 km², near Wabasca-Desmarais
- Lake Newell, 61.3 km², near Brooks
- 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
- 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
Walleye ice fishing in British Columbia: all lakes on record
- Maxhamish Lake, 47.9 km², near Fort Liard
- Carpenter Lake, 46.5 km², near Birken
- Moberly Lake, 28.9 km², near Chetwynd
- Christina Lake, 25.6 km², near Christina Lake
- Charlie Lake, 18.1 km², near Grand Haven
- Windermere Lake, 16.2 km², near Invermere
- Gwillim Lake, 10.9 km², near Tumbler Ridge
- Klua Lakes, 8.82 km², near Fort Nelson
- Prairie Lake, 5.18 km², near Dease Lake
- Tugulnuit Lake, 47 ha, near Oliver
- Cameron Lakes, near Hudson's Hope
- Upper Arrow Lake, near Nakusp
Manitoba
Walleye ice fishing in Manitoba: all lakes on record
- Lake Winnipeg, 23,900 km², near Gimli
- Lake Winnipeg, 23,900 km², near Arborg
- Lake Winnipegosis, 5,040 km², near Camperville
- Lake Manitoba, 4,750 km², near Dauphin
- Cedar Lake (MB), 2,500 km², near The Pas
- Southern Indian Lake, 2,310 km², near Thompson
- 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
Northwest Territories
- Lac La Martre, 1,680 km², near Behchokǫ̀
- Trout Lake (NT), near Fort Liard
Ontario
Walleye 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
- Lake Nipissing, 878 km², near Cache Bay
- Rainy Lake, 826 km², near Fort Frances
- Lake St. Joseph (ON), 506 km², near Sioux Lookout
- Eagle Lake, 309 km², near Vermilion Bay
- Rice Lake, 95.4 km², near Peterborough
- Lake Scugog, 66.4 km², near Caesarea
- Larder Lake, 37.4 km², near Kirkland Lake
- Golden Lake, 36.2 km², near Eganville
- Bobs Lake, 27.5 km², near Sharbot Lake
- Lake Doré, 15.1 km², near Eganville
- Vermilion Lake, 11.3 km², near Dowling
- Windy Lake, 11.3 km², near Dowling
- Crowe Lake, 10.4 km², near Marmora
- Whitewater Lake, 9.48 km², near Azilda
- Ramsey Lake, 7.99 km², near Greater Sudbury
- Silver Lake, 5.26 km², near Gore Bay
- Whitson Lake, 4.92 km², near Valley East
- Wood Lake, 3.88 km², near Bracebridge
- Three Mile Lake, 3.64 km², near Burk's Falls
- Tobacco Lake, 2.4 km², near Gore Bay
- Westport Sand Lake, 2.33 km², near Sharbot Lake
- Hurds Lake, 2.13 km², near Renfrew
- Chesley Lake, 2.08 km², near Port Elgin
Quebec
Walleye 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 Aylmer (QC), 32 km², near Disraeli
- Lac Kipawa, near Kipawa
Saskatchewan
Walleye 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
- Lake Diefenbaker, 392 km², near Herbert
- Tobin Lake, 261 km², near Carrot River
- Last Mountain Lake, 214 km², near Craik
- Candle Lake, 132 km², near Prince Albert
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