Jack Lake

Lake Kawartha Lakes FMZ 15 Crown Land (Free)

53 m

Deepest charted contour

About this spot

Jack Lake is a lake in the Kawartha Lakes area of Ontario, in Fisheries Management Zone 15. MNR fish surveys (2009–2013) recorded 17 species here, including yellow perch, rock bass and smallmouth bass. An MNR depth chart exists for this lake (surveyed 2011); its deepest charted contour is 53 m. This waterbody sits on Ontario Crown land open to anglers holding a valid Ontario fishing licence.

Location

Fish Species

Yellow Perch Rock Bass Smallmouth Bass Black Crappie Largemouth Bass Bluegill Cisco Walleye Lake Trout Sucker Muskellunge Catfish

No species reported for this spot yet.

Lake data from Ontario government surveys

Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources holds 46 fish survey records from 2009 to 2013. Survey methods: Broad-scale Monitoring.

Species recorded (17)

Yellow Perch · 27 Pumpkinseed · 22 Rock Bass · 21 Smallmouth Bass · 21 Black Crappie · 19 Largemouth Bass · 19 Bluegill · 17 Cisco · 13 Walleye · 12 Golden Shiner · 6 Bluntnose Minnow · 4 Lake Trout · 3 White Sucker · 2 Muskellunge · 2 Ninespine Stickleback · 1 Slimy Sculpin · 1 Brown Bullhead · 1

Number of survey records that list the species.

Depth chart

MNR depth chart on file, surveyed 2011
Deepest charted contour: 53 m
The deepest contour line on the chart. The true maximum depth is at least this deep.

Sources: Land Information Ontario — Aquatic Resource Area survey points, Bathymetry Index and Bathymetry Line, Fisheries Management Zones, Fishing Access Points. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Fisheries Management Zone 15

Jack Lake is in Fisheries Management Zone 15. Open seasons, catch limits and size limits in Ontario are set zone by zone, and some lakes carry their own exceptions, so check the FMZ 15 rules before you fish.

FMZ 15 regulations on ontario.ca

Ice fishing on Jack Lake (2026–27)

Ontario has no separate ice fishing season: the regular open seasons apply through the ice. Jack Lake is in Fisheries Management Zone 15, where 10 of 17 species groups are open for the whole ice season (December 1 to March 31) under the zone-wide rules. Of the game fish government surveys recorded in this lake, black crappie, lake trout, muskellunge, pumpkinseed, bluegill, walleye and yellow perch are open at least part of the winter under the zone-wide rules.

Species	Through the ice	Zone-wide season	Limits
Crappie recorded here	Open	open all year	S-30 and C-10
Lake trout recorded here	Part of the season Jan 1 – Mar 31	January 1 to September 30	S-2 and C-1
Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined recorded here	Closed	fourth Saturday in June to November 30	S-6 and C-2
Muskellunge recorded here	Part of the season Dec 1 – Dec 15	1st Saturday in June to December 15	S-1; must be greater than 91 centimetres, and C-0
Sunfish recorded here	Open	open all year	S-50 and C-25
Walleye and sauger combined recorded here	Part of the season Dec 1 – Mar 15	January 1 to March 15 and third Saturday in May to December 31	S-4 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 46 centimetres
Yellow perch recorded here	Open	open all year	S-50 and C-25
Atlantic salmon	Closed	closed all year
Brook trout	Part of the season Jan 1 – Mar 31	January 1 to September 30	S-5 and C-2
Brown trout	Open	open all year	S-5 and C-2
Channel catfish	Open	open all year	S-12 and C-6
Lake sturgeon	Closed	closed all year
Lake whitefish	Open	open all year	S-12 and C-6
Northern pike	Open	January 1 to March 31 and third Saturday in May to December 31	S-6 and C-2
Pacific salmon	Open	open all year	S-5 and C-2
Rainbow trout	Open	open all year	S-5 and C-2
Splake	Open	open all year	S-5 and C-2

S = sport fishing licence, C = conservation licence (daily catch and possession). Dates are worked out for 2026–27 from the wording of the 2026 summary. Ontario publishes a new summary every January 1, so check the 2027 edition for dates after December 31.

A waterbody with this name has its own rules

The summary lists a "Jack Lake" in Zone 15 without coordinates, and more than one lake in the zone carries that name. If it is this one, these rules apply:

Waterbody exception (Burleigh and Methuen Townships, those waters lying north of the most northerly narrows of Rathbun Bay in Lot 27, Concess...): Fish sanctuary - no fishing from March 1 to Friday before third Saturday in May
Waterbody exception (Burleigh and Methuen Townships, those waters lying within Lots 22 to 25 in Concession 8, and within Lots 21 to 26 in Con...): Fish sanctuary - no fishing from April 1 to Friday before third Saturday in May
Fish sanctuary (refer to waterbody exceptions): No fishing - March 1 to Friday before the third Saturday in May
Fish sanctuary (refer to waterbody exceptions): No fishing - April 1 to Friday before the third Saturday in May

Ice huts in Zone 15

Huts must be registered (free, once) and show the number outside; fabric shelters under 7 m² are exempt. Remove your hut by March 31, and in any case before the ice breaks up. You may fish with two lines through the ice in most waters, within 60 m and in sight of each.

Zone 15 ice fishing rules Ice fishing in Ontario guide

Source: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary 2026, Zone 15 (ontario.ca); ice hut rules: ontario.ca/page/ice-fishing. This summary is not the law: check the regulations and local conditions, and never go on ice you have not tested.