Smallmouth Bass in Superior Country
124 named lakes here hold smallmouth bass, 7 of them with a lodge — the season opens Sat, Jun 20 in the earliest of the region's zones.
124Lakes with smallmouth bass
7With a lodge
76Depth-charted
4With stocking records
2026 regulations
When smallmouth bass opens in Superior Country
This region spans 8 fishing zones and they do not open together — check the zone on your lake's page before you book.
FMZ 2
Open all year
FMZ 3
Open all year
FMZ 4
Open all year
FMZ 5
Open all year
FMZ 6
Open all year
FMZ 7
Open all year
FMZ 9
Open all year
FMZ 10
opens 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
Smallmouth bass lakes with the most lodges
On the water
Lodges on smallmouth bass water in Superior Country
Bear Paw Lodge· Caribou LakeBlack Bear Adventures· Dog LakeCaribou Lake Lodge· Caribou LakeCobb Bay Lodge· Sturgeon LakeForrest Lodge· Caribou LakeIsland View Camp· Dog LakeLumberjack Lodge· Sturgeon LakeNakina Wilderness Outfitters· Cordingley LakeOle's Adventure Resort· Whitefish LakeThousand Lakes Outposts· Kearns LakeTrappers Point Camp· Sturgeon LakeTwin Lakes Outfitters and Wilderness Camps· Cordingley LakeTwin Lakes Resort· Mountain LakeWassiagomin Lodge· Dog LakeDog Lake Cottages & Campground· Dog Lake
Mixed bags
What else swims with them here
Northern Pike 98Walleye 90Yellow Perch 84White Sucker 83Lake Whitefish 68Burbot 54Cisco 53Lake Trout 41Spottail Shiner 32
Counts are lakes in Superior Country recorded with both species. Smallmouth Bass across Ontario & Manitoba →