Cold Lake is among the 9 best ice-fishing destinations in Canada for 2024

FishingBooker, the largest online platform for finding and booking fishing trips in the world, announces its list of the top ice fishing spots for 2024, to help anglers find the right place to cast a line this winter. Cold Lake hit made the list!

Why did Cold Lake rank so well?

This lake boasts frigid waters that harbor a prized catch—massive lake trout. As one of Alberta’s deepest lakes, plunging to depths of over 200 meters (650 feet), it provides an ideal habitat for these giant lake trout, with ample space and abundant bait. Cold Lake witnessed the capture of the Alberta Lake trout record back in the 1920s, a feat yet to be surpassed. But it’s not just lake trout that beckon anglers; the lake offers opportunities to hook walleye, northern trout, whitefish, and yellow perch, all emerging through the ice into pop-up huts.

The full unranked list of 9 best ice fishing destinations includes:

• Cold Lake, AB
• Golden, BC
• Muskoka Lakes, ON
• Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, QC
• Tobin Lake, SK
• Falcon Lake, MB
• The Shacks/Kennebecasis River, NB
• Great Slave Lake, NWT
• Muskrat Lake, ON