Rice Lake, Ontario Fishing and Camping Rentals

Fish beautiful Rice Lake , Ontario, one of Ontario's most productive fisheries. Plank Road Cottages & Marina is an ideal resort for fishing families and friends who prefer an action oriented vacation in a friendly atmosphere. Explore the Kawartha Lakes, cruise the Trent-Severn Waterway, then come along side at Plank Road.

An excellent location in a picturesque, sheltered bay, stay for the night or for the season - the choice is yours.

Rice Lake is renowned for its proliferation of some of the finest game fish - Bass, Walleye, Muskie and Panfish (Blue Gill, Perch, Black Crappie, Sunfish, Catfish). Being comparatively shallow, and weedy, Rice Lake is also home to some of the largest Carp to be found in Canada, which will be of special interest to our European anglers.

The resorts and tourist services who comprise the Rice Lake Tourist Association invite you to take a tour of Rice Lake Ontario and what it has to offer, by using the menu bar below.

To obtain information about resorts or tourist services, contact the establishment directly from their contact information. Happy Journey!

About Rice Lake

Rice Lake, Ontario is 33 kilometers, or about 18 miles, long, is one of Ontario's larger lakes. Lying in Southern Ontario, it was one of Canada's first tourist destinations, with vacationers arriving either by steamers or locomotives from the growing urban centers along Lake Ontario.

Soon Rice Lake Ontario came to be known for its abundance of game fish, and became a favorite destination for fishing enthusiasts from all over. Today, Rice Lake Ontario remains a fishing hotspot and has become well-known as an idyllic destination for every type of water oriented activity -- from canoeing among the abundant marsh grasses along the shores, which may include lake-naming samples of wild rice, to touring the length of the lake in fast boats and venturing along the Trent Severn Waterway that passes through it.

At Rice Lake Ontario the old blends with the new. Resorts which originated over a century ago retain their historic charm, while newer resorts have ensured to provide the most modern of conveniences and recreational pursuits.

Rice Lake is located in Ontario, Canada. It is east of Toronto, less than 90 minutes drive along highway 401, and north via highway 28 or highway 45. Indeed Rice lake is handy from all cities that lie alongside highway 401, from Kingston to Hamilton, and beyond. It is also accessible from the Ottawa direction via highway 7.

How Rice Lake Ontario was Named?

Rice Lake Ontario got its name from the fact that wild rice once covered the lake stretching down from the north shore in long fingers, in some places almost reaching the other shore.

Pioneers saw the Mississauga Indians harvesting the wild rice and processing it into a tasty food, which the pioneers referred to as a form of wild oat, and they too harvested it, a welcome additional source of food for the winter months.

While the supply of wild rice was ruined by the raising of the water level and other factors, the name has stuck. But some say that wild rice can still be found in the lake's marshy shallows, if one looks for it.

The Nature and Ecology of Rice Lake

Rice Lake Ontario is a lake with many marshes near its shore, particularly on the north shore near the mouths of rivers such as the Otonabee and Indian Rivers. These areas, filled with marsh plants also harbor wildlife in their unique ecosystems.

These places afford plenty opportunity for the ecologically minded. You can explore to your heart's content in a canoe, and feel at one with the surroundings.

You may even come across some wild rice plants.

"More Fishing per Acre than any other Lake in Ontario."

Rice Lake Ontario is not only large, but it's also a fertile habitat for a wide variety of fish that anglers seek -- Large and Smallmouth Bass, Muskie, Walleye, Crappie, and a great variety of Panfish, including: BlueGill, Sunfish, Perch, Rock Bass, etc.

In fact, Rice Lake Ontario's reputation in North America as a great fishing lake is so strong that over the years countless visitors have come here solely for the fishing.