Lake Trout in Southern & Central Ontario
378 named lakes here hold lake trout, 25 of them with a lodge — the season opens Fri, Apr 24 in the earliest of the region's zones.
378Lakes with lake trout
25With a lodge
295Depth-charted
93With stocking records
2026 regulations
When lake trout opens in Southern & Central Ontario
This region spans 10 fishing zones and they do not open together — check the zone on your lake's page before you book.
FMZ 10
closes Sep 7
FMZ 12
opens Fri, Apr 24
FMZ 13
opens Tue, Dec 1
FMZ 14
opens Tue, Dec 1
FMZ 15
closes Sep 30
FMZ 16
closes Sep 30
FMZ 17
opens Sat, Apr 25
FMZ 18
opens Sat, May 23
FMZ 19
opens Tue, Dec 1
FMZ 20
opens Tue, Dec 1
Zone-wide seasons from the MNRF regulations summary. Individual lakes carry their own exceptions — each lake page below shows them.
Proven water
Lake trout lakes with the most lodges
On the water
Lodges on lake trout water in Southern & Central Ontario
Bear Ridge Campground & Cottages· Wollaston LakeBillie Bear Resort· Bella LakeBirch Cliff Lodge· Baptiste LakeBlue Spruce Resort· Oxtongue LakeBlue Water Acres· Lake of BaysBonnie View Inn· Kashagawigamog LakeBruce Bay Cottages· Lake Huron (lac Huron)Buck Lake Outfitters· Buck LakeButtermilk Falls Resort· Boshkung LakeCedar Grove Cabins· Kashagawigamog LakeCloverleaf Cottages Resort· Oxtongue LakeCoppertree Resort· Beech LakeFireHouse Cottage Resort· Kushog LakeGolden Lake Park· Golden LakeHaliburton Post House· Kashagawigamog LakeHarbour Ridge Cottages· Chandos LakeHeather Lodge· Twelve Mile LakeKushog Korners Cottages· Kushog Lake
Mixed bags
What else swims with them here
White Sucker 303Yellow Perch 303Smallmouth Bass 284Pumpkinseed 262Brown Bullhead 197Rock Bass 176Largemouth Bass 166Bluntnose Minnow 144Golden Shiner 141
Counts are lakes in Southern & Central Ontario recorded with both species. Lake Trout across Ontario & Manitoba →