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Smallmouth Bass in Sunset Country

542 named lakes here hold smallmouth bass, 65 of them with a lodge.

542Lakes with smallmouth bass
65With a lodge
314Depth-charted

2026 regulations

When smallmouth bass opens in Sunset Country

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

Open season
FMZ 2Open all year
FMZ 4Open all year
FMZ 5Open all year

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

Every named lake in Sunset Country

On the water

Lodges on smallmouth bass water in Sunset Country

Mixed bags

What else swims with them here

Northern Pike 482Walleye 403Yellow Perch 378White Sucker 376Cisco 270Lake Whitefish 252Spottail Shiner 215Blacknose Shiner 196Burbot 186

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