Lakes/Species
Brook Trout lakes in NW Ontario
The jewel of cold, spring-fed water. A limited set of stocked and native lakes carry brookies here — small water, light tackle, unreasonable colours.
MNRF aquatic surveys record brook trout in 22 named Sunset Country lakes — 2 with a lodge or outpost on the water and 20 with a charted depth map.
Top brook trout lakes with lodges
- Sturgeon Lake
60,428 ac · 305 ft · 3 lodges
- Raleigh Lake
4,260 ac · 96 ft · 2 lodges
- Laird Lake
408 ac · 58 ft
- Little Raleigh Lake
184 ac · 63 ft
- Snowstorm Lake
172 ac · 70 ft
- McLaurin Lake
106 ac · 61 ft
- Anteater Lake
99 ac · 37 ft
- Lost Lake
87 ac · 32 ft
- Beck Lake
70 ac
- Wreck Lake
67 ac · 62 ft
- Krisko Lake
63 ac · 64 ft
- Emerald Lake
39 ac · 62 ft
Deepest brook trout water
- Sturgeon Lake305 ft · 3 lodges
- Raleigh Lake96 ft · 2 lodges
- Snowstorm Lake70 ft
- Little Eagle Lake70 ft
- Krisko Lake64 ft
- Little Raleigh Lake63 ft
- Wreck Lake62 ft
- Emerald Lake62 ft
- McLaurin Lake61 ft
- Hakli Lake61 ft
Often in the same water
Lakes holding brook trout frequently also hold:
- Yellow Perch7 shared lakes
- Lake Trout4 shared lakes
- Northern Pike4 shared lakes
- Walleye3 shared lakes
- Smallmouth Bass2 shared lakes
- Lake Whitefish2 shared lakes
Lodges & outfitters on brook trout water
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.