Map/Lakes/Northeastern Ontario
Hope Lake
Surface area
60 ac24 ha
Max depth
56 ft17 m
Water type
Cold-water
Mgmt zone
FMZ 8
Shoreline
2.6 mi4.2 km
Nearest road
0.9 miHIGHWAY 65
Depth map
None on file
Hope Lake is the 1816th-largest of 4,179 named lakes in Northeastern Ontario, with 2.6 miles of charted shoreline and 1 island. Its 56 ft maximum depth is greater than 65% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
Fish species
From MNRF aquatic resource surveys.
Also present: Common Shiner, Longnose Dace, White Sucker
Stocked: Splake (most recently 2025).
Lodges & operators0
No operators recorded on this lake yet. Know one? It may be listed under a nearby community — browse the map.
Seasons & limitsFMZ 8
Lake-specific regulations
- Special limit on this water — Lake Sturgeon: Closed all year · Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits (Blanche River and its tributaries, including the Moose, Wright, Pontleroy and Jean Baptiste Creeks, and the Englehart, Larder and Misema Rivers, and the Wabi River and tributaries.)
| Species | Season | Sport licence | Conservation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Perch | Open all year | S - 50 | C - 25 |
Compiled from MNRF Recreational Fishing Regulations open data (2026 season, zone-wide rules shown for this lake's species). Regulations change by variation order — confirm with the official FMZ 8 summary before you fish.
Stocking history
MNRF recreational fish stocking recorded for this water.
| Year | Species | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Splake | 1,535 |
| 2024 | Splake | 2,000 |
| 2023 | Splake | 2,000 |
| 2022 | Splake | 1,600 |
| 2021 | Splake | 2,000 |
| 2020 | Splake | 2,000 |
| 2019 | Splake | 1,700 |
| 2018 | Splake | 2,000 |
| 2017 | Splake | 1,796 |
| 2016 | Splake | 2,000 |
Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- Little Mink Lake4 shared species · 29 ac
- Magnetawan Lake4 shared species · 142 ac
- Dunbrack Lake4 shared species · 22 ac
- Gilmour Lake4 shared species · 411 ac
- Emerald Lake4 shared species · 1,464 ac
Nearby lakes
- Tud Lake0.8 mi · species data
- Thin Lake1.6 mi · species data
- Mountain Lake4.4 mi · species data
- Elk Lake3.7 mi · species data
- Honeymoon Lake4.9 mi · species data
- Jamtama Lake6.5 mi · species data