Bon Echo Lake

Lake Eastern Ontario FMZ 18 Provincial Park

18.3 m

Deepest charted contour

About this spot

Bon Echo Lake is a lake in the Eastern Ontario area of Ontario, in Fisheries Management Zone 18. MNR fish surveys (2013) recorded 1 species here, including largemouth bass. An MNR depth chart exists for this lake (surveyed 1973); its deepest charted contour is 18.3 m. This waterbody is inside an Ontario provincial park: a valid Ontario fishing licence is required and park rules apply.

Location

Fish Species

No species reported for this spot yet.

Lake data from Ontario government surveys

Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources holds 1 fish survey record from 2013.

Species recorded (1)

Largemouth Bass · 1

Number of survey records that list the species.

Water clarity (Secchi depth): 3.2 m (2013)

Depth chart

MNR depth chart on file, surveyed 1973
Deepest charted contour: 18.3 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 18

Bon Echo Lake is in Fisheries Management Zone 18. 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 18 rules before you fish.

FMZ 18 regulations on ontario.ca

Ice fishing on Bon Echo Lake (2026–27)

Ontario has no separate ice fishing season: the regular open seasons apply through the ice. Bon Echo Lake is in Fisheries Management Zone 18, where 11 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, largemouth bass is open at least part of the winter under the zone-wide rules.

Species	Through the ice	Zone-wide season	Limits
Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined recorded here	Part of the season Dec 1 – Dec 15	third Saturday in June to December 15	S-6 and C-2
Atlantic salmon	Closed	closed all year
Brook trout	Open	open all year	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
Crappie	Open	open all year	S-30 and C-10
Lake sturgeon	Closed	closed all year
Lake trout	Closed	fourth Saturday in May to September 8	S-2 and C-1
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 second 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
Sunfish	Open	open all year	S-300; only 30 may be greater than 18 centimetres, and C-15
Walleye and sauger combined	Part of the season Dec 1 – Mar 1	January 1 to March 1 and second Saturday in May to December 31	S-4 and C-2; must be between 40-50 centimetres
Yellow perch	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.

Bon Echo Lake is not listed by name in the zone's species or waterbody exceptions or fish sanctuaries. Some exceptions cover whole townships or river systems, so read the zone page before you go.

Ice huts in Zone 18

Huts must be registered (free, once) and show the number outside; fabric shelters under 7 m² are exempt. Remove your hut by March 15, 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 18 ice fishing rules Ice fishing in Ontario guide

Source: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary 2026, Zone 18 (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.