Borden Lake

Lake Northern Ontario FMZ 8 Crown Land (Free)

43.9 m

Deepest charted contour

About this spot

Borden Lake is a lake in the Northern Ontario area of Ontario, in Fisheries Management Zone 8. MNR fish surveys (2010) recorded 6 species here, including walleye, lake whitefish and white sucker. An MNR depth chart exists for this lake (surveyed 1959); its deepest charted contour is 43.9 m. This waterbody sits on Ontario Crown land open to anglers holding a valid Ontario fishing licence.

Location

Fish Species

Walleye Lake Whitefish Sucker Smallmouth Bass Yellow Perch Lake Trout

No species reported for this spot yet.

Lake data from Ontario government surveys

Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources holds 32 fish survey records from 2010. Survey methods: Broad-scale Monitoring.

Species recorded (6)

Walleye · 21 Lake Whitefish · 17 White Sucker · 9 Smallmouth Bass · 5 Yellow Perch · 2 Lake Trout · 1

Number of survey records that list the species.

Depth chart

MNR depth chart on file, surveyed 1959
Deepest charted contour: 43.9 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 8

Borden Lake is in Fisheries Management Zone 8. 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 8 rules before you fish.

FMZ 8 regulations on ontario.ca

Ice fishing on Borden Lake (2026–27)

Ontario has no separate ice fishing season: the regular open seasons apply through the ice. Borden Lake is in Fisheries Management Zone 8, where 9 of 11 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 trout, lake whitefish, smallmouth bass, walleye and yellow perch are open at least part of the winter under the zone-wide rules.

Fish sanctuary. The summary lists Borden Lake as a fish sanctuary: No fishing - April 1 to June 15. No fishing is allowed during that period, whatever the table below says.

Species	Through the ice	Zone-wide season	Limits
Lake trout recorded here	Part of the season Feb 15 – Mar 15	February 15 to March 15 and third Saturday in May to September 30	S-3 and C-1
Lake whitefish recorded here	Open	open all year	S-25 and C-12
Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined recorded here	Open	open all year	S-6 and C-2
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
Brook trout	Part of the season Jan 1 – Mar 31	January 1 to September 15	S-5 and C-2
Lake sturgeon	Open	January 1 to April 30 and July 1 to December 31	S-0 and C-0
Northern pike	Open	open all year	S-6; not more than 2 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
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

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 Borden Lake

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

Fish sanctuary: No fishing - April 1 to June 15
Fish sanctuary: No fishing - April 1 to June 15

Ice huts in Zone 8

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 8 ice fishing rules Ice fishing in Ontario guide

Source: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary 2026, Zone 8 (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.