Lake or Pond

Lake Ontario fishing

Lake index snapshot: Jul 15, 2026. Individual survey dates are not supplied in this index.

Lake Ontario fishing information

Lake Ontario is a lake or pond in Ontario’s Fisheries Management Zone 20 near Wolfe Island Township. Use this profile for recorded fish species, available lake measurements and fishing-zone information. Open the interactive map for live conditions and additional records.

Water typeLake or Pond · Cold-water

Maximum depth244.0 m

Surface area1,896,000.0 ha

Fishing zone FMZ 20 summary →
Official zone rules ↗

Geographic townshipWolfe Island

Lake Ontario depth information

Searching for a Lake Ontario depth chart? The available Ontario MNRF source data reports a maximum depth of 244 metres. This is lake-profile reference data, not a navigational bathymetric contour chart.

Fish species in Lake Ontario

White Sucker Yellow Perch Northern Pike Walleye Brook Trout Smallmouth Bass Pumpkinseed Lake Trout Lake Whitefish Rock Bass Northern Redbelly Dace Blacknose Shiner Brown Bullhead Common Shiner Fathead Minnow Largemouth Bass Creek Chub Spottail Shiner Golden Shiner Brook Stickleback Bluntnose Minnow Northern Pearl Dace Logperch Lake Chub Trout-Perch Mimic Shiner Mottled Sculpin Longnose Sucker Longnose Dace Rainbow Trout Emerald Shiner Central Mudminnow Blacknose Dace Bluegill Carps and Minnows Black Crappie Muskellunge Shorthead Redhorse Johnny Darter Slimy Sculpin Rainbow Smelt Common Carp Suckers Rainbow Darter Brown Trout American Eel Green Sunfish Round Whitefish River Chub Bowfin Channel Catfish Spotfin Shiner Sunfishes Chinook Salmon Fantail Darter Moxostoma sp. Alewife Goldfish Coho Salmon Unidentifiable Gizzard Shad Round Goby Central Stoneroller Sea Lamprey Longnose Gar Sand Shiner Threespine Stickleback White Perch Freshwater Drum Cottus sp. White Bass Atlantic Salmon Tessellated Darter

Species come from MNRF survey records — absence of a record doesn't guarantee absence of the fish.

Fishing access

Access-point details have not been included in this lake’s saved profile. This does not establish whether public access is available.

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Stocking history

Stocking details have not been included in this lake’s saved profile. This does not mean it has never been stocked.

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Nearby lakes and rivers

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Open Lake Ontario on the interactive map → for live weather, water levels, solunar times and full stocking history. Always confirm seasons, limits and sanctuaries in the official Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary.