Lakes/Species
Black Crappie lakes in NW Ontario
Slab crappie school up in brushy bays and over sunken timber — a light-tackle change of pace and one of the best-eating panfish that swims.
MNRF aquatic surveys record black crappie in 88 named Sunset Country lakes — 15 with a lodge or outpost on the water and 46 with a charted depth map.
Top black crappie lakes with lodges
- Lake of the Woods
886,649 ac · 24 lodges
- Wabigoon Lake
25,397 ac · 6 lodges
- Rainy Lake (lac à la Pluie)
214,329 ac · 135 ft · 5 lodges
- Wabaskang Lake
15,111 ac · 94 ft · 3 lodges
- Shoal Lake
65,758 ac · 2 lodges
- Off Lake
1,123 ac · 2 lodges
- Lac la Croix
29,537 ac · 1 lodge
- Dinorwic Lake
12,129 ac · 27 ft · 1 lodge
- Clay Lake
7,041 ac · 72 ft · 1 lodge
- Dogtooth Lake
6,601 ac · 151 ft · 1 lodge
- Calm Lake
6,046 ac · 213 ft · 1 lodge
- Berry Lake
3,046 ac · 112 ft · 1 lodge
Deepest black crappie water
- Calm Lake213 ft · 1 lodge
- Dogtooth Lake151 ft · 1 lodge
- Rainy Lake (lac à la Pluie)135 ft · 5 lodges
- Caviar Lake130 ft
- Berry Lake112 ft · 1 lodge
- Wabaskang Lake94 ft · 3 lodges
- Dogpaw Lake80 ft
- Vedette Lake72 ft
- Clay Lake72 ft · 1 lodge
- Black Sturgeon Lakes70 ft
Often in the same water
Lakes holding black crappie frequently also hold:
- Northern Pike80 shared lakes
- Walleye76 shared lakes
- Yellow Perch64 shared lakes
- Smallmouth Bass64 shared lakes
- Lake Whitefish32 shared lakes
- Muskellunge21 shared lakes
Lodges & outfitters on black crappie water
- Amason's Obabikon Bay Camp — Lake of the WoodsVerified
- Ash Rapids Lodge — Lake of the WoodsVerified
- Ballard's Black Island Resort — Lake of the WoodsVerified
- Bear Claw Wilderness Camp — Wabaskang LakeVerified
- Camp Narrows Lodge — Rainy LakeVerified
- Canadian Fly-In Outposts — Off LakeVerified
- Crawford's Camp — Lake of the WoodsVerified
- Crawford's Camp — Lake of the Woods (lac des Bois)Verified
- Crow Rock Lodge — Lake of the WoodsVerified
- Davis' Bonny Bay Camp & RV Park — Wabigoon LakeVerified
- Dogtooth Lake Resort — Dogtooth LakeVerified
- Epic Narrows Musky Lodge — Lake of the WoodsVerified
- Grassy Narrow's Lodge — Lake of the WoodsVerified
- Gustafson's Resort — Longbow LakeVerified
- HARRIS HILL RESORT — Lake of the WoodsVerified
- HARRIS HILL RESORT — Lake of the Woods (lac des Bois)Verified
- Hanson's King Island Lodge — Lake of the WoodsVerified
- Houseboat Adventures Inc — Lake of the WoodsVerified
- Houseboat Adventures Inc — Lake of the Woods (lac des Bois)Verified
- Hubers Lone Pine Lodge — Wabigoon LakeVerified
- Indian Head Lodge — Lake of the WoodsVerified
- Indian Head Lodge — Lake of the Woods (lac des Bois)Verified
- Best Western Motor Inn — Wabigoon Lake
- Campbell's Cabins (1987) Ltd — Lac la Croix
- Crystal Harbour Resort Hotel — Lake of the Woods
- DUCK BAY LODGE — Lake of the Woods
- Gateway North Outfitters — Off Lake
- Helliar's Resort Ltd — Lake of the Woods
- Holiday Inn Express - Dryden — Wabigoon Lake
- INDIAONTA RESORT — Calm Lake
Species presence from Ontario MNRF Aquatic Resource Area surveys (Open Government Licence — Ontario). Surveys don't cover every lake — absence of data isn't absence of fish. Always check current Ontario fishing regulations for seasons, limits and sanctuaries in FMZ 4 and 5.