Do you want to catch the biggest smallmouth bass of your life? How about a double-digit whitefish or a toothy northern pike? Maybe a flurry of lake trout, either out on the open water or through the ice? Or perhaps a limit of jumbo yellow perch for the ultimate fish fry? Well, all of those great catches and more can be had on southern Ontario’s expansive Lake Simcoe, one of the best and most diverse fisheries in the entire country.
The fourth largest lake entirely within Ontario’s borders, Simcoe covers an area of 744 square kilometres and plummets 41 metres at its deepest point. This is big water, so boaters and anglers need to be careful it gets nasty out there when the wind whips up, no matter what direction it’s coming from.