Burchell Lake

Lake Northern Ontario FMZ 6 Crown Land (Free)

73.2 m

Deepest charted contour

About this spot

Burchell Lake is a lake in the Northern Ontario area of Ontario, in Fisheries Management Zone 6. MNR fish surveys (2008–2013) recorded 19 species here, including lake trout, walleye and rock bass. An MNR depth chart exists for this lake (surveyed 1974); its deepest charted contour is 73.2 m. This waterbody sits on Ontario Crown land open to anglers holding a valid Ontario fishing licence.

Location

Fish Species

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

No species reported for this spot yet.

Lake data from Ontario government surveys

Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources holds 62 fish survey records from 2008 to 2013. Survey methods: Broad-scale Monitoring.

Species recorded (19)

Lake Trout · 35 Walleye · 34 Rock Bass · 17 White Sucker · 16 Yellow Perch · 16 Burbot · 14 Spottail Shiner · 13 Cisco · 9 Northern Pike · 9 Deepwater Sculpin · 6 Logperch · 6 Blacknose Shiner · 4 Common Shiner · 4 Johnny Darter · 3 Iowa Darter · 3 Northern Pearl Dace · 3 Lake Whitefish · 2 Emerald Shiner · 2 Spoonhead Sculpin · 2

Number of survey records that list the species.

Depth chart

MNR depth chart on file, surveyed 1974
Deepest charted contour: 73.2 m
The deepest contour line on the chart. The true maximum depth is at least this deep.

Boat launches and access points

⚓ Burchell Lake

Boat Launch · 2.3 km from the lake reference point

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 6

Burchell Lake is in Fisheries Management Zone 6. 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 6 rules before you fish.

FMZ 6 regulations on ontario.ca

Ice fishing on Burchell Lake (2026–27)

Ontario has no separate ice fishing season: the regular open seasons apply through the ice. Burchell Lake is in Fisheries Management Zone 6, where 13 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, lake trout, 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	Part of the season Jan 1 – Mar 31	January 1 to September 30	S-2; not more than 1 greater than 56 centimetres from September 1 to September 30, no size limit the rest of the season and C-1; no size limit
Lake whitefish recorded here	Open	open all year	S-12 and C-6
Northern pike recorded here	Open	open all year	S-4 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than or equal to 70 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	Closed	fourth Saturday in April to Labour Day	S-5 and C-2; not more than 1 greater than 30 centimetres
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-15 and C-10
Lake sturgeon	Closed	closed all year
Largemouth and smallmouth bass combined	Open	open all year	S-4 and C-2
Muskellunge	Part of the season Dec 1 – Dec 15	third Saturday in June to December 15	S-1; must be greater than 91 centimetres, and C-0
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.

Burchell 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 6

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 6 ice fishing rules Ice fishing in Ontario guide

Source: Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary 2026, Zone 6 (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.