Lake Simcoe, Ontario: ice fishing

Lake Simcoe is a lake in Ontario, about 767 km² in size, near Georgina / Innisfil, about 21 km S of Orillia (straight-line distance). Sport fish recorded here: Perch, Lake Trout, Whitefish and Herring.

What fish are in Lake Simcoe?

Sport fish recorded in Lake Simcoe: Perch, Lake Trout, Whitefish, Herring.

Guides: Lake Trout ice fishing guide

Is the ice safe on Lake Simcoe?

Nobody has reported ice thickness on Lake Simcoe yet this season. Do not assume the ice is safe: drill and measure it yourself. Ice thickness guidance.

What are the fishing regulations for Lake Simcoe?

Regulation zone: Fisheries Management Zone 16 — Lake Simcoe has lake-specific exceptions in the Ontario summary

Season: Ontario sets species seasons, not an ice season. On Lake Simcoe: lake trout and whitefish open Jan 1 and close Mar 15, and yellow perch is open all year. The practical ice season is mid-January to mid-March, when the ice is safe.

Limits: Sport and Conservation licences carry different catch-and-keep limits by species and zone — read this lake's zone table in the Ontario Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary before keeping fish. Never target a species in its closed season, even for release.

Licence: Outdoors Card + Ontario fishing licence required for most anglers 18–64. Ontario's Family Fishing Weekend in mid-February is licence-free for Canadian residents; all seasons and limits still apply.

Official regulations (Lake Simcoe seasons from Ontario regulations (Lake.com summary)). Always confirm against the current official guide before you fish. This summary may be out of date or incomplete: you are responsible for reading and following the current regulations, and Ice Fish Canada is not responsible for any violation or illegal harvest (poaching) that results from relying on it.

Catches and lures

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Other lakes near Lake Simcoe

Updated 2026-11-06. Lake names and locations: Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (Natural Resources Canada). Lake sizes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0). Nearest towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). About these data.