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Muskellunge in Sunset Country

128 named lakes here hold muskellunge, 26 of them with a lodge — the season opens Sat, Jun 20 in the earliest of the region's zones.

128Lakes with muskellunge
26With a lodge
75Depth-charted

2026 regulations

When muskellunge opens in Sunset Country

This region spans 3 fishing zones, and for muskellunge they all open the same day.

Open season
FMZ 2opens Sat, Jun 20
FMZ 4opens Sat, Jun 20
FMZ 5opens Sat, Jun 20

Zone-wide seasons from the MNRF regulations summary. Individual lakes carry their own exceptions — each lake page below shows them.

Proven water

Muskellunge lakes with the most lodges

Every named lake in Sunset Country

On the water

Lodges on muskellunge water in Sunset Country

Mixed bags

What else swims with them here

Yellow Perch 105White Sucker 104Northern Pike 94Walleye 89Cisco 86Smallmouth Bass 85Lake Whitefish 72Spottail Shiner 68Rock Bass 58

Counts are lakes in Sunset Country recorded with both species. Muskellunge across Ontario & Manitoba →