Lake Simcoe

Closest Town:  Barrie, Ontario

Lake Size:  744 Sq. Kilo.

Fishing Species:  Specializing in Walleye, Northern Pike and Yellow Perch.  Lake Whitefish, Lake Trout, Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass also caught.

Lake Notes:  Max depth of 41 m, average depth of 15 m.  Lake Simcoe is about 30 km long and 25 km wide.  In early to mid-spring, many pike anglers fish the shallow south end of Cook Bay with everything from big spinners to minnows under floats. Big fish come off weedlines from the mouth of the Holland River to Keswick. During summer, pike move into 15- to 20 feet (4.5- to 6 m) of water or more. Trolling big silver crankbaits picks off suspended giants near dropoffs and mid-bay humps in line with the mouth of Keswick's Jersey River on the east side and Gilford on the west. Top summer spots include Roches Point and Willow Beach. Weedbeds off Virginia Beach also hold double-digit pike.  MNR staff stock about 150,000 whitefish and 100,000 lake trout into the lake every year.  The Talbot River drains into Lake Simcoe, connecting the lake with the Kawartha Lakes system and Lake Ontario.

Lake Simcoe Map

Lake Simcoe Fishing Species

Lake Simcoe Walleye

Lake Simcoe Northern Pike

Lake Simcoe Largemouth Bass

Lake Simcoe Smallmouth Bass

Lake Simcoe Lake Trout

Lake Simcoe Yellow Perch

Lake Simcoe Whitefish

Fishing Lake Simcoe Ontario