Rice Lake, Ontario: ice fishing

Rice Lake is a lake in Ontario, about 95 km² in size, near Bewdley / Hastings / Gores Landing, about 17 km SE of Peterborough (straight-line distance). Sport fish recorded here: Walleye, Perch, Crappie and Muskie (closed in winter).

What fish are in Rice Lake?

Sport fish recorded in Rice Lake: Walleye, Perch, Crappie, Muskie (closed in winter).

Guides: Walleye ice fishing guide

Is the ice safe on Rice Lake?

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

What are the fishing regulations for Rice Lake?

Regulation zone: Fisheries Management Zone 17 — check the Rice Lake exceptions in the Ontario summary

Season: Ontario sets species seasons, not an ice season. Confirm walleye, perch and crappie seasons for Zone 17 in the Ontario summary; the Trent River mouth current keeps ice thin there.

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 (Ontario Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary (zone tables)). 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 This summary may be out of date or incomplete: you are responsible for reading and following the current regulations, and Ice Fish Canada is not responsible for any violation or illegal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.

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Other lakes near Rice Lake

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.