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Best brook trout lakes in Ontario

635 Ontario waters hold brook trout, 635 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The native char of cold ponds and streams. Needs the coldest, cleanest water in the lake.

1. Long Lake — 400 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
2. Lake Simcoe — 135 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
3. Lake Manitou — 160 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
4. Sutton Lake — 263 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Brook Trout
5. Lake Wanapitei — 396 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout
6. Duncan Lake — 130 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
7. Aquatuk Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Brook Trout
8. White Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
9. Lady Evelyn Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Brook Trout
10. Borden Lake — 144 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
11. Ranger Lake — 240 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, Bluegill, Lake Trout, Brook Trout
12. Pogamasing Lake — 110 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
13. Hawley Lake — 170 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Brook Trout
14. Basswood Lake — 240 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
15. Kirkpatrick Lake — 220 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook Trout
16. Cross Lake — 180 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Trout
17. Weslemkoon Lake — 170 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
18. Diamond Lake — 120 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
19. Opinnagua River — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Brook Trout
20. Como Lake (lac Como) — 90 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
21. Lac aux Sables — 102 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish
22. North Tea Lake — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish
23. Makobe Lake — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, Cisco (Lake Herring)
24. Dunlop Lake — 160 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
25. North Washagami Lake — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish

…plus 610 more Ontario waters holding brook trout.

When to fish brook trout in Ontario

• Spring 2–15 ft — Ice-out scatters brookies along shorelines and inflow mouths, feeding on the first insect activity.
• Summer 10–30 ft — Brookies hold where the coldest water is — spring holes, deep basin edges and inflow plumes.
• Fall 2–15 ft — Fall is the show: brilliant spawning colors on gravel shoals and inflow gravel.
• Winter 3–20 ft — A classic ice-fishing target — active all winter in shallow to mid-depth water.

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