Ontario Ice Fishing

Lake Ontario and Lake Erie make the peninsula an ideal destination for the sport fisherman. Some of the province's most popular tournaments also take place in the region. Lake trout, several species of salmon, walleye, bass and muskie are abundant. One of the more popular fishing holes is at Eastern Lake Erie off Port Colborne, as well as Gravelly Bay, also near Port Colborne. In winter, the ice fishing is just as popular, and several charter operations are also available.

This region stretches in an arc around the end of Lake Ontario from Toronto down to the Niagara River. The name "Golden Horseshoe" is often applied to this area nearest to the lake. The region stretches inland to Waterloo as well. The western basin of the lake is occupied by the city of Hamilton, proceeding south and east from here the population gets sparser and gives way to smaller towns scattered along the lake and shores of the Niagara River.