Smallmouth Bass in Algoma Country
344 named lakes here hold smallmouth bass, 29 of them with a lodge — the season opens Sat, May 16 in the earliest of the region's zones.
344Lakes with smallmouth bass
29With a lodge
262Depth-charted
36With stocking records
2026 regulations
When smallmouth bass opens in Algoma Country
This region spans 6 fishing zones and they do not open together — check the zone on your lake's page before you book.
FMZ 7
Open all year
FMZ 8
Open all year
FMZ 9
Open all year
FMZ 10
opens Sat, Jun 20
FMZ 11
opens Sat, May 16
FMZ 14
opens Sat, Jun 27
Zone-wide seasons from the MNRF regulations summary. Individual lakes carry their own exceptions — each lake page below shows them.
Proven water
Smallmouth bass lakes with the most lodges
On the water
Lodges on smallmouth bass water in Algoma Country
Agnew Lake Lodge· Agnew LakeAir Ivanhoe Ltd.· Ivanhoe LakeAuld Reekie Lodge & Outfitters· Gowganda LakeAvalon Eco Resort· Tyson LakeBay Wolf Camp Inc· West Shining Tree LakeBear Lake Lodge· Bear LakeBear Lake Wilderness Camp· Bear LakeBig Bear Camp· Horwood LakeBirch Lake Resort· Birch LakeBirch Lodge· Granary LakeCarpenter Lake Cabins· Carpenter LakeChiblow Lake Lodge· Chiblow LakeDunlop Lake Lodge· Dunlop LakeFive Mile Lake Lodge· Five Mile LakeGlassy Bay Outfitters· Bark LakeGosenda Lodge· Kapuskasing LakeGow-Bush-Kon Lodge· Gowganda LakeGowganda Lake Lodge· Gowganda Lake
Mixed bags
What else swims with them here
White Sucker 263Yellow Perch 256Northern Pike 221Walleye 167Cisco 166Rock Bass 154Lake Trout 142Lake Whitefish 132Pumpkinseed 129
Counts are lakes in Algoma Country recorded with both species. Smallmouth Bass across Ontario & Manitoba →