McKay Lake

Lake Northern Ontario FMZ 7 Crown Land (Free)

54.9 m

Deepest charted contour

About this spot

McKay Lake is a lake in the Northern Ontario area of Ontario, in Fisheries Management Zone 7. MNR fish surveys (2012) recorded 11 species here, including walleye, cisco and white sucker. An MNR depth chart exists for this lake (surveyed 1961); its deepest charted contour is 54.9 m. This waterbody sits on Ontario Crown land open to anglers holding a valid Ontario fishing licence.

Location

Fish Species

Walleye Cisco Sucker Yellow Perch Lake Whitefish Northern Pike Burbot Lake Trout

No species reported for this spot yet.

Lake data from Ontario government surveys

Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources holds 30 fish survey records from 2012. Survey methods: Broad-scale Monitoring.

Species recorded (11)

Walleye · 25 Cisco · 15 Trout-Perch · 12 White Sucker · 12 Yellow Perch · 11 Lake Whitefish · 11 Northern Pike · 10 Spottail Shiner · 8 Burbot · 7 Emerald Shiner · 2 Lake Trout · 2

Number of survey records that list the species.

Depth chart

MNR depth chart on file, surveyed 1961
Deepest charted contour: 54.9 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 7

McKay Lake is in Fisheries Management Zone 7. 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 7 rules before you fish.

FMZ 7 regulations on ontario.ca

Ice fishing on McKay Lake (2026–27)

Ontario has no separate ice fishing season: the regular open seasons apply through the ice. McKay Lake is in Fisheries Management Zone 7, where 11 of 15 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, lake whitefish, northern pike, 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
Lake trout recorded here	Different rule here See the rules for this lake below	January 1 to September 30	S-2 and C-1
Lake whitefish recorded here	Open	open all year	S-25 and C-12
Northern pike recorded here	Open	open all year	S-6; not more than two greater than 61 centimetres, of which not more than 1 greater than 86 centimetres, and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 61 centimetres, none greater than 86 centimetres
Walleye and sauger combined recorded here	Open	January 1 to April 14 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	Open	open all year	S-1 and C-0
Brook trout	Part of the season Jan 1 – Mar 31	January 1 to Labour Day	S-5; not more than 2 greater than 30 centimetres, of which not more than 1 greater than 40 centimetres, and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 30 centimetres, of which none greater than 40 centimetres
Brown trout	Open	open all year	S-5 and C-2
Lake sturgeon	Closed	closed all year
Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined	Open	open all year	S-6 and C-2
Muskellunge	Closed	closed all year
Pacific salmon	Open	open all year	S-5 and C-2
Rainbow trout	Open	open all year	S-1 and C-0
Splake	Open	open all year	S-5 and C-2
Sunfish	Open	open all year	S-50 and C-25

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.

Rules specific to McKay Lake

The 2026 summary lists this lake by name and location. These rules replace the zone-wide ones above where they overlap.

Lake trout exception (additional fishing opportunities): Limits: S-2 and C-1; not more than 1 greater than 56 centimetres

Ice huts in Zone 7

No hut registration is required in this zone. There is no fixed removal date, but every hut must be off 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 7 ice fishing rules Ice fishing in Ontario guide

Source: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary 2026, Zone 7 (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.