Ontario Canada
Algonquin Park & Area Lakes

Ontario's Algonquin Park & Area Lakes offers a variety of fishing opportunities. The nutrient rich lakes and streams provide ideal habitat for sport fish species. Many lakes in the area are stocked in order to provide enhanced fishing opportunities to anglers.
Here is a list of some lakes in Eastern Ontario:

Lakes

Galeairy Lake

Algonquin Park Galeairy Lake
Click for Detail PDF of Lake

Township:
 Airy
County:
 Nippissing
Latitude:
 45° 28'
Longitude:
 78° 16 '
Max Depth:
 18.3 m (60')
Fish Species:
 Lake trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, pickerel, brook trout
Location:
 Take hwy 127 north of Maynooth or hwy 60, west of Madawaska to Whitney.

Couples resort is located on the shores of Galeairy Lake, with direct access to Algonquin Park. Originally named Long lake which was renamed to Galeairy Lake because the lake borders Nightengale and Airy townships.

Galeairy Lake is 11 kilometres (7 miles) long, land locked and extends mostly inside the boundaries of Algonquin Park . It is a quiet lake with 90% of its shoreline undeveloped. Explore the many secluded coves by canoe or kayak and search for loons, beaver, otter and moose. Pull up on shore, have a picnic and go for a swim.

Swimming in this lake is great. It is very clean and safe, with water temperatures hitting 25C (78F) by the end of July. Typically the lake temperature is above 18C (70F) from the third week of June to the first week of September.

Sunset cruises are available from the couples resort dock during July and August, weather permitting. Aboard a 32-foot pontoon boat, there is no easier way to see our wonderful lake, with the chance of spotting loons. The majority of the tour is within the borders of Algonquin Park . There are a variety of Tours available for your choosing once here.

Aylen Lake


Township:
 Dickens
County:
 Nipissing
Latitude:
 '45° 36'
Longitude:
 77° 51'
Surface Area:
  
Max Depth:
 67m (220')
Fish Species:
 Lake trout, smallmouth bass,
Location:
 Available via MNR road, off of HWY 60.

Balfour Lake


Township:
 Dickens
County:
 Nipissing
Latitude:
 45° 38'
Longitude:
 77° 56'
Surface Area:
 80 ha (201 Acres)
Max Depth:
 24m (83')
Characteristics:
 Yellow-brown colored water.
22°C(72°F) surface - 3°C(438°F) at bottom
Fish Species:
 Lake trout, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, ale whitefish, burbot, white sucker, pumkinseed and brown bullhead.
Location:
 Refer to a Dickens Township Map.

Bell Rapids Lake


Township:
 Bangor
County:
 Hastings
Latitude:
 45° 23'
Longitude:
 77° 47'
Surface Area:
 34 ha (85 acres)
Max Depth:
 18.9m
Characteristics:
 20.8°C(69.4°F) at surface - 6.0°C(42.8°F) on the bottom.
Fish Species:
 Northern Pike , smallmouth bass and yellow perch
Location:
 Hwy 62 North of Bancroft past Purdy, turn left at Centreview Rd. Turn right at Seberia Rd. Turn left on Hicks Rd.

Hardtack Lake


Township:
 Airy
County:
 Nipissing
Latitude:
 45° 35'
Longitude:
 78° 13'
Max Depth:
 12.2 m (40')
Fish Species:
Splake
Location:
 By MNR bush road just northeast of Whitney

Hay Lake


Township:
 Sabine
County:
 Nipissing
Latitude:
 45° 22'
Longitude:
 78° 11'
Max Depth:
 3.6 m (12')
Fish Species:
Smallmouth bass, largemouth bass
Location:
 Hwy 127, south of Whitney, turn right at Hay Lake Rd.

Headstone Lake


Township:
 Airy
County:
 Nipissing
Latitude:
 45° 34'
Longitude:
 78° 12'
Max Depth:
 10.3 m (34')
Fish Species:
Smallmouth bass
Location:
 Available via MNR bush road northeast of Whitney.

Lake St. Peter Lake


Township:
 McClure
County:
 Hastings
Latitude:
 45° 19'
Longitude:
 78° 02'
Surface Area:
 231 ha (578 acres)
Max Depth:
 94 ft
Characteristics:
 20.0°C(68°F) at surface - 5.5°C(42°F) at 85 ft.
Fish Species:
 Lake trout, rainbow trout, brook trout, kokanee, smallmouth bass, white sucker, rock bass and fallfish.
Location:
 On Hwy 127, 23 miles north of bancroft.

Kamaniskeg Lake


Township:
 Bangor
County:
 Hastings
Latitude:
 45° 25'
Longitude:
 77° 41'
Surface Area:
 7200 Acres
Max Depth:
 133 ft
Characteristics:
 19.0°C(66.5°F) at surface - 4.7°C(40.5°F) on the bottom.
Fish Species:
 Yellow pickerel, lake trout, smallmouth bass, northern pike, lake whitefish, lake herring, yellow perch, white sucker, brown bullhead, rock bass, pumpkinseed, bluenose minnow, blacknose shiner, fallfish, golden shiner.
Location:
 Access is available in the town Barry's Bay or village of Combermere

McCauley Lake


Township:
 Airy
County:
 Nippissing
Latitude:
 45° 32'
Longitude:
 78° 06'
Surface Area:
  
Max Depth:
 27.4 m (90')
Characteristics:
  
Fish Species:
 Lake trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass,
Location:
 Take Hwy 60 to Madawaska. Take McCauley Lake Road to McCauley Lake

Lower Hay Lake


Township:
 Sabine
County:
 Nippissing
Latitude:
 45° 24'
Longitude:
 78° 12'
Max Depth:
 29.2 m (96')
Fish Species:
 Lake trout, smallmouth bass
Location:
 Take Hwy 127 north from Lake St. Peter, MNR bushroad west of Hwy 127.

McKenzie Lake


Township:
 Sabine
County:
 Nippissing
Latitude:
 45° 22'
Longitude:
 78° 01'
Surface Area:
  
Max Depth:
 27.4 m (90')
Characteristics:
  
Fish Species:
 Lake trout, smallmouth bass, perch
Location:
 Take Hwy 127 north from Lake St. Peter. Turn right at McKenzie Lake Rd.

Meach Lake


Township:
 Sabine
County:
 Nippissing
Latitude:
 45° 17'
Longitude:
 78° 07'
Surface Area:
  
Max Depth:
 10m (33')
Characteristics:
  
Fish Species:
 Brook trout
Location:
 Take Hwy 127 north from Lake St. Peter. Take Mink Lake road west to Card Bay. MNR bushroad leads north to Meach Lake.

Monkshood Lake


Township:
 Dickens
County:
 Nipissing
Latitude:
 45° 35'
Longitude:
 77° 56'
Surface Area:
 35.29 ha (88.2 acres)
Max Depth:
 22 m
Characteristics:
  
Fish Species:
 Splake
Location:
 Take Hwy 60 east of Madawaska to Aylen Lake Rd, follow Aylen Lake Rd to Opeongo, connected by the opeongo river.

Rapid Lake


Township:
 Airy
County:
 Nippising
Latitude:
 45° 31'
Longitude:
 78° 13'
Surface Area:
  
Max Depth:
 15.2 m (50')
Characteristics:
  
Fish Species:
 Walleye, smallmouth bass
Location:
 Take bush road northeast from Whitney, on Hwy 62.

 

 River and Streams

Along with the areas large number of lakes some of the best fishing can be found in our numerous rivers and streams in the area.

Commonly found sport fish include, walleye, northern pike, muskellunge and brook trout.

There are hundreds of streams and river systems in the area listed are easily accessed rivers and streams in the area listing and access to these streams can be found under Canoeing and Kayaking.

Each species of sport fish has a regulated open and closed season. Closed season is usually during the spawning period. For more information on fishing and regulations in Northern Ontario go to:
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/fishing/

For more information on Hunting & Fishing in Ontario go to Ontario Federation of Anglers & Hunters