Ice Fishing

The following conservation areas offer ice fishing, when conditions allow. Conditions are monitored to ensure the ice thickness meets safety requirements. When the ice is unsafe, the program is suspended until it is safe to resume.

Check current conditions:

Current ice fishing conditions are available on our Conservation Area and Activity Status page. Information is updated in real time as conditions change. To avoid disappointment, check the current status before arriving.

We do not sell bait or rent ice fishing equipment such as huts.

Guelph Lake, Guelph

Location: 7743 Conservation Road, Guelph (Google Map of conservation area location)

Current Conditions: Current conditions are available on our Conservation Area and Activity Status page. Information is updated in real time as conditions change. To avoid disappointment, check the current status before arriving.
Phone: 519-824-5061
Email: GuelphLakeConservationArea@grandriver.ca
Admission: Please see the fees for details.
Hours: Please visit the Guelph Lake page or the Conservation Area and Activity Status page for hours of operation.
Fish: northern pike, perch, black crappie
More information: Visit the Guelph Lake page.

Pinehurst Lake, Paris

Location: 468 Pinehurst Road (formerly Highway 24A), 10 kilometres north of Paris and 12 kilometres south of Cambridge. (Google Map of conservation area location)

Current Conditions: Current conditions are available on our Conservation Area and Activity Status page. Information is updated in real time as conditions change. To avoid disappointment, check the current status before arriving.
Phone: 519-442-4721
Email: PinehurstLakeConservationArea@grandriver.ca
Admission: Please see the fees for details.
Hours: Please visit the Pinehurst Lake page or the Conservation Area and Activity Status page for hours of operation.
Fish: blue gill and black crappie
More information: Visit the Pinehurst Lake page

Shade's Mills, Cambridge

Location: 450 Avenue Road, Cambridge (Google Map of conservation area location)

Current Conditions: Current conditions are available on our Conservation Area and Activity Status page. Information is updated in real time as conditions change. To avoid disappointment, check the current status before arriving.
Phone: 519-621-3697
Email: ShadesMillsConservationArea@grandriver.ca
Admission: Please see the fees for details.
Hours: Please visit the Shade's Mills page or the Conservation Area and Activity Status page for hours of operation.
Fish: northern pike, yellow perch and black crappie
More information: Visit the Shade's Mills page

Belwood Lake, Fergus

Location: 8282 Wellington County Road, Fergus (Google Map of conservation area location)

Current Conditions: Current conditions are available on our Conservation Area and Activity Status page. Information is updated in real time as conditions change. To avoid disappointment, check the current status before arriving.
Phone: 519-843-2979
Email: BelwoodLakeConservationArea@grandriver.ca
Admission: Please see the fees for details.
Hours: Please visit the Belwood Lake page or the Conservation Area and Activity Status page for hours of operation.
Fish: pike, perch and walleye
More information: Visit the Belwood Lake page