Horwood Lake

Lake Northern Ontario FMZ 8 Crown Land (Free)

About this spot

Horwood Lake is a lake in the Northern Ontario area of Ontario, in Fisheries Management Zone 8. MNR fish surveys (2009–2013) recorded 10 species here, including walleye, cisco and yellow perch. An MNR depth chart exists for this lake (surveyed 1980). This waterbody sits on Ontario Crown land open to anglers holding a valid Ontario fishing licence.

Location

Fish Species

Walleye Cisco Yellow Perch Northern Pike Burbot Sucker Lake Whitefish Smallmouth Bass

No species reported for this spot yet.

Lake data from Ontario government surveys

Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources holds 55 fish survey records from 2009 to 2013. Survey methods: Broad-scale Monitoring.

Species recorded (10)

Walleye · 41 Cisco · 30 Yellow Perch · 19 Northern Pike · 17 Burbot · 14 Trout-Perch · 13 Spottail Shiner · 11 White Sucker · 11 Lake Whitefish · 10 Smallmouth Bass · 1

Number of survey records that list the species.

Depth chart

MNR depth chart on file, surveyed 1980

Boat launches and access points

⚓ Horwood Lake

Boat Launch · 14.7 km from the lake reference point · Parking

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

Horwood 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 Horwood Lake (2026–27)

Ontario has no separate ice fishing season: the regular open seasons apply through the ice. Horwood 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 whitefish, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye and yellow perch are open at least part of the winter under the zone-wide rules.

Fish sanctuary. The summary lists Horwood 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 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
Northern pike recorded here	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
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
Lake trout	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
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 Horwood Lake

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

Fish sanctuary (Dale Township, from a point on the Woman River 1 kilometre upstream from its confluence with the Rush River, downstream...): No fishing - April 1 to June 15
Fish sanctuary (Horwood and Keith Townships, Cornice Creek downstream from the Keith Township boundary to Horwood Lake including all wat...): No fishing - April 1 to June 15
Fish sanctuary (Horwood Township, from the outflow of Great Pike Lake downstream to Horwood Lake and including all waters of Horwood Lak...): No fishing - April 1 to June 15
Fish sanctuary (Horwood Township, Marl Creek downstream from the Horwood Township boundary to Horwood Lake and including all waters of H...): No fishing - April 1 to June 15
Fish sanctuary (Horwood Township, Swayze River downstream from the Horwood Township boundary to Horwood Lake and including all waters of...): No fishing - April 1 to June 15
Fish sanctuary (Keith Township, the portion known as Hoodoo Lake or Hoodoo Bay): 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.