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Brook Trout in Southern & Central Ontario

472 named lakes here hold brook trout, 5 of them with a lodge — the season opens Fri, Apr 24 in the earliest of the region's zones.

472Lakes with brook trout
5With a lodge
343Depth-charted
205With stocking records

2026 regulations

When brook trout opens in Southern & Central Ontario

This region spans 6 fishing zones and they do not open together — check the zone on your lake's page before you book.

Open season
FMZ 10closes Sep 30
FMZ 12opens Fri, Apr 24
FMZ 15closes Sep 30
FMZ 16opens Sat, Apr 25
FMZ 17opens Sat, Apr 25
FMZ 18Open all year

Zone-wide seasons from the MNRF regulations summary. Individual lakes carry their own exceptions — each lake page below shows them.

Proven water

Brook trout lakes with the most lodges

Lake Manitou26,301 ac4 km E of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands · 50 ft max depth4 lodges on this waterView lake →Halls Lake1,323 ac35 km E of Bracebridge · 262 ft max depth3 lodges on this waterView lake →Lake Huron (lac Huron)5,432,227 acNear Gore Bay · 751 ft max depth1 lodge on this waterView lake →Kamaniskeg Lake5,479 ac36 km N of Bancroft1 lodge on this waterView lake →Upper Rideau Lake3,465 ac22 km S of Perth · 72 ft max depth1 lodge on this waterView lake →Lake Ontario (lac Ontario)2,461,151 acNear Deseronto · 801 ft max depthNo lodges recorded yetView lake →Lake Simcoe178,516 acNear BarrieNo lodges recorded yetView lake →Big Rideau Lake11,342 ac8 km SE of Perth · 312 ft max depthNo lodges recorded yetView lake →White Lake5,874 ac15 km SW of Arnprior · 30 ft max depthNo lodges recorded yetView lake →Lake Clear4,302 ac36 km W of Renfrew · 140 ft max depthNo lodges recorded yetView lake →Kennisis Lake3,569 ac45 km NE of BracebridgeNo lodges recorded yetView lake →Wolfe Lake2,458 ac29 km SW of Perth · 102 ft max depthNo lodges recorded yetView lake →
Every named lake in Southern & Central Ontario →

On the water

Lodges on brook trout water in Southern & Central Ontario

Bruce Bay Cottages· Lake Huron (lac Huron)Loralea Country Inn Resort· Halls LakeMountain View Resort· Lake ManitouPine Cliff Resort· Kamaniskeg LakeSandy Lane Resort· Halls LakeShalom by the Lake· Halls LakeStanding Pines Lodges· Lake ManitouTimberlane Rustic Lodges· Lake ManitouUpper Rideau Resorts· Upper Rideau LakeWee Point Resort· Lake Manitou

Mixed bags

What else swims with them here

White Sucker 220Northern Redbelly Dace 186Fathead Minnow 142Yellow Perch 139Pumpkinseed 135Creek Chub 132Brown Bullhead 124Golden Shiner 119Bluntnose Minnow 107

Counts are lakes in Southern & Central Ontario recorded with both species. Brook Trout across Ontario & Manitoba →