Red Lake

Lake Northern Ontario FMZ 4 Crown Land (Free)

42.7 m

Deepest charted contour

About this spot

Red Lake is a lake in the Northern Ontario area of Ontario, in Fisheries Management Zone 4. MNR fish surveys (2015) recorded 9 species here, including yellow perch and white sucker. An MNR depth chart exists for this lake (surveyed 1971); its deepest charted contour is 42.7 m. This waterbody sits on Ontario Crown land open to anglers holding a valid Ontario fishing licence.

Location

Fish Species

Yellow Perch Sucker

No species reported for this spot yet.

Lake data from Ontario government surveys

Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources holds 22 fish survey records from 2015.

Species recorded (9)

Spottail Shiner · 20 Fathead Minnow · 18 Yellow Perch · 18 Emerald Shiner · 16 Golden Shiner · 14 White Sucker · 10 Blacknose Shiner · 6 Iowa Darter · 4 Mottled Sculpin · 2

Number of survey records that list the species.

Depth chart

MNR depth chart on file, surveyed 1971
Deepest charted contour: 42.7 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 4

Red Lake is in Fisheries Management Zone 4. 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 4 rules before you fish.

FMZ 4 regulations on ontario.ca

Ice fishing on Red Lake (2026–27)

Ontario has no separate ice fishing season: the regular open seasons apply through the ice. Red Lake is in Fisheries Management Zone 4, where 9 of 13 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, yellow perch is open at least part of the winter under the zone-wide rules.

Fish sanctuary. The summary lists Red Lake as a fish sanctuary: No fishing - from April 1 to June 14. No fishing is allowed during that period, whatever the table below says.

Species	Through the ice	Zone-wide season	Limits
Yellow perch recorded here	Open	open all year	S-50 and C-25
Brook trout	Part of the season Jan 1 – Mar 31	January 1 to Labour Day	S-5 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 30 centimetres
Crappie	Open	open all year	S-15 and C-10
Lake sturgeon	Closed	closed all year
Lake trout	Different rule here See the rules for this lake below	January 1 to September 30	S-2; not more than 1 greater than 56 centimetres, and C-1; no size limit
Lake whitefish	Open	open all year	S-12 and C-6
Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined	Open	open all year	S-2 and C-1; must be less than 35 centimetres from January 1 to June 30 and December 1 to December 31, S-4 and C-2; no size limit from July 1 to November 30
Muskellunge	Part of the season Dec 1 – Dec 15	third Saturday in June to December 15	S-1; must be greater than 102 centimetres, and C-0
Northern pike	Open	open all year	S-4 and C-2; none between 70-90 centimetres, not more than 1 greater than 90 centimetres
Rainbow trout	Open	open all year	S-5 and C-2
Splake	Open	open all year	S-5 and C-2
Sunfish	Open	open all year	S-50 and C-25
Walleye and sauger combined	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

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 Red Lake

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

Waterbody exception: Only artificial lures and 1 single-pointed barbless hook may be used while angling for lake trout; Lake trout - S-0 and C-0
Waterbody exception (Fairlie Township): Fish sanctuary - no fishing from April 1 to June 14 in the following areas: Red Lake and Chukuni River - McDonough and Bateman Townships, from Little Vermilion Lake south to Red Lake, including part of Hoyles Bay; Fish sanctuary - no fishing from April 1 to June 14 in the following areas: Red Lake and Golden Creek - Bateman Township, from the Pine Ridge Road, south to Red Lake, including part of East Bay; Fish sanctuary - no fishing from April 1 to June 14 in the following areas: Red Lake and Parker Creek - Fairlie Township, from Parker Lake to Red Lake, including an unnamed bay; Fish sanctuary - no fishing from April 1 to June 14 in the following areas: Red Lake and Ranger Lake - Ranger Creek and part of North Bay of Gullrock Lake
Fish sanctuary (refer to waterbody exceptions): No fishing - from April 1 to June 14

Ice huts in Zone 4

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 4 ice fishing rules Ice fishing in Ontario guide

Source: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary 2026, Zone 4 (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.