Lake Superior (Thunder Bay), Ontario: ice fishing

Lake Superior (Thunder Bay) is a lake in Ontario, near Thunder Bay / Nipigon Bay, about 17 km NE of Thunder Bay (straight-line distance). Sport fish recorded here: Lake Trout, Whitefish, Perch and Burbot.

What fish are in Lake Superior (Thunder Bay)?

Sport fish recorded in Lake Superior (Thunder Bay): Lake Trout, Whitefish, Perch, Burbot.

Guides: Lake Trout ice fishing guide · Burbot ice fishing guide

Is the ice safe on Lake Superior (Thunder Bay)?

Nobody has reported ice thickness on Lake Superior (Thunder Bay) 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 Superior (Thunder Bay)?

Regulation zone: Fisheries Management Zone 9 — Lake Superior; check the Superior exceptions in the Ontario summary

Season: Ontario sets species seasons, not an ice season. Superior shore ice and bays (Nipigon, Thunder Bay) are the ice fishery — the main lake rarely freezes safely. Confirm lake trout and whitefish seasons for Zone 9.

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 This summary may be out of date or incomplete: you are responsible for reading and following the current regulations, and Ice Fish Canada is not responsible for any violation or illegal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.

Catches and lures

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Other lakes near Lake Superior (Thunder Bay)

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.