Anstruther Lake

Lake Kawartha Lakes FMZ 15 Provincial Park

39 m

Deepest charted contour

About this spot

Anstruther Lake is a lake in the Kawartha Lakes area of Ontario, in Fisheries Management Zone 15. MNR fish surveys (2012–2015) recorded 11 species here, including white sucker, walleye and smallmouth bass. An MNR depth chart exists for this lake (surveyed 1983); its deepest charted contour is 39 m. This waterbody is inside an Ontario provincial park: a valid Ontario fishing licence is required and park rules apply.

Location

Fish Species

Sucker Walleye Smallmouth Bass Lake Trout Largemouth Bass Rock Bass Yellow Perch Brook Trout Splake

No species reported for this spot yet.

Lake data from Ontario government surveys

Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources holds 11 fish survey records from 2012 to 2015.

Species recorded (11)

White Sucker · 11 Walleye · 5 Smallmouth Bass · 4 Lake Trout · 4 Golden Shiner · 1 Largemouth Bass · 1 Pumpkinseed · 1 Rock Bass · 1 Yellow Perch · 1 Brook Trout · 1 Splake · 1

Number of survey records that list the species.

Water clarity (Secchi depth): 4.8 m (2012)

Depth chart

MNR depth chart on file, surveyed 1983
Deepest charted contour: 39 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

Anstruther 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 Anstruther Lake (2026–27)

Ontario has no separate ice fishing season: the regular open seasons apply through the ice. Anstruther 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, brook trout, lake trout, splake, pumpkinseed, walleye and yellow perch are open at least part of the winter under the zone-wide rules.

Fish sanctuary. The summary lists Anstruther Lake as a fish sanctuary: No fishing - January 1 to Friday before the third Saturday in May and December 1 to December 31. No fishing is allowed during that period, whatever the table below says.

Species	Through the ice	Zone-wide season	Limits
Brook trout recorded here	Part of the season Jan 1 – Mar 31	January 1 to September 30	S-5 and C-2
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
Splake recorded here	Open	open all year	S-5 and C-2
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
Brown trout	Open	open all year	S-5 and C-2
Channel catfish	Open	open all year	S-12 and C-6
Crappie	Open	open all year	S-30 and C-10
Lake sturgeon	Closed	closed all year
Lake whitefish	Open	open all year	S-12 and C-6
Muskellunge	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
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

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 Anstruther Lake

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

Fish sanctuary (Anstruther Township): No fishing - January 1 to Friday before the third Saturday in May and December 1 to December 31

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.