Lake St. Joseph (ON), Ontario: ice fishing

Lake St. Joseph (ON) is a lake in Ontario, about 506 km² in size, near Pickle Lake / Osnaburgh, about 318 km N of Thunder Bay (straight-line distance). Sport fish recorded here: Walleye, Northern Pike and Lake Trout.

What fish are in Lake St. Joseph (ON)?

Sport fish recorded in Lake St. Joseph (ON): Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Trout.

Guides: Walleye ice fishing guide · Northern Pike ice fishing guide · Lake Trout ice fishing guide

Is the ice safe on Lake St. Joseph (ON)?

Nobody has reported ice thickness on Lake St. Joseph (ON) 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 St. Joseph (ON)?

Regulation zone: Northwest Ontario — Fisheries Management Zone 2 area; check the Lake St. Joseph exceptions in the Ontario summary

Season: Ontario sets species seasons, not an ice season. Remote Albany River watershed lake — most winter access is with a lodge or by winter road; confirm walleye and pike seasons for the zone.

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 This summary may be out of date or incomplete: you are responsible for reading and following the current regulations, and Ice Fish Canada is not responsible for any violation or illegal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