Smallmouth Bass in Southern & Central Ontario
1,338 named lakes here hold smallmouth bass, 46 of them with a lodge — the season opens Sat, Jun 20 in the earliest of the region's zones.
1,338Lakes with smallmouth bass
46With a lodge
899Depth-charted
149With stocking records
2026 regulations
When smallmouth bass opens in Southern & Central Ontario
This region spans 10 fishing zones and they do not open together — check the zone on your lake's page before you book.
FMZ 10
opens Sat, Jun 20
FMZ 12
opens Fri, Jun 26
FMZ 13
opens Sat, Jun 27
FMZ 14
opens Sat, Jun 27
FMZ 15
opens Sat, Jun 27
FMZ 16
opens Sat, Jun 27
FMZ 17
opens Sat, Jun 20
FMZ 18
opens Sat, Jun 20
FMZ 19
opens Sat, Jun 27
FMZ 20
opens Sat, Jul 4
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 Southern & Central Ontario
Ambleside Cottage Resort· Sturgeon LakeAngelfire Buckhorn· Big Bald LakeBeachwood Hollow Resort· Stoco LakeBear Ridge Campground & Cottages· Wollaston LakeBillie Bear Resort· Bella LakeBirch Cliff Lodge· Baptiste LakeBlue Spruce Resort· Oxtongue LakeBlue Water Acres· Lake of BaysBobcaygeon Resort· Sturgeon LakeBonnie View Inn· Kashagawigamog LakeBruce Bay Cottages· Lake Huron (lac Huron)Buck Lake Outfitters· Buck LakeButtermilk Falls Resort· Boshkung LakeCadigan's Camp and Resort· Pigeon LakeCalabogie Lodge Resort· Calabogie LakeCedar Grove Cabins· Kashagawigamog LakeClearview Cottage Resort· Clear LakeCloverleaf Cottages Resort· Oxtongue Lake
Mixed bags
What else swims with them here
Yellow Perch 1,014Pumpkinseed 935White Sucker 881Largemouth Bass 860Brown Bullhead 681Rock Bass 641Northern Pike 541Golden Shiner 414Bluntnose Minnow 406
Counts are lakes in Southern & Central Ontario recorded with both species. Smallmouth Bass across Ontario & Manitoba →