Lake Whitefish in Southern & Central Ontario
144 named lakes here hold lake whitefish, 22 of them with a lodge — the season opens Sat, Apr 25 in the earliest of the region's zones.
144Lakes with lake whitefish
22With a lodge
87Depth-charted
31With stocking records
2026 regulations
When lake whitefish 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
Open all year
FMZ 12
Open all year
FMZ 13
Open all year
FMZ 14
Open all year
FMZ 15
Open all year
FMZ 16
Open all year
FMZ 17
opens Sat, Apr 25
FMZ 18
Open all year
FMZ 19
Open all year
FMZ 20
Open all year
Zone-wide seasons from the MNRF regulations summary. Individual lakes carry their own exceptions — each lake page below shows them.
Proven water
Lake whitefish lakes with the most lodges
On the water
Lodges on lake whitefish water in Southern & Central Ontario
Birch Cliff Lodge· Baptiste LakeBlue Water Acres· Lake of BaysBonnie View Inn· Kashagawigamog LakeBruce Bay Cottages· Lake Huron (lac Huron)Buttermilk Falls Resort· Boshkung LakeCedar Grove Cabins· Kashagawigamog LakeClearview Cottage Resort· Clear LakeCoppertree Resort· Beech LakeFernleigh Lodge· Kashwakamak LakeFireHouse Cottage Resort· Kushog LakeGolden Lake Park· Golden LakeHaliburton Post House· Kashagawigamog LakeHeather Lodge· Twelve Mile LakeKirk Kove Cottages· Big Gull LakeKirk Kove Cottages & Marina· Big Gull LakeKushog Korners Cottages· Kushog LakeLakepoint Cottage Resort· Golden LakeLakeview Lodge· Baptiste Lake
Mixed bags
What else swims with them here
Yellow Perch 136Smallmouth Bass 134Pumpkinseed 128White Sucker 127Brown Bullhead 106Largemouth Bass 105Rock Bass 101Lake Trout 97Cisco 85
Counts are lakes in Southern & Central Ontario recorded with both species. Lake Whitefish across Ontario & Manitoba →