Lakes/Species
Largemouth Bass lakes in NW Ontario
Scarcer this far north, which makes the warm, weedy back bays that hold them a quiet specialty on a handful of Sunset Country lakes.
MNRF aquatic surveys record largemouth bass in 71 named Sunset Country lakes — 11 with a lodge or outpost on the water and 46 with a charted depth map.
Top largemouth bass lakes with lodges
- Lake of the Woods
886,649 ac · 24 lodges
- Rainy Lake (lac à la Pluie)
214,329 ac · 135 ft · 5 lodges
- Shoal Lake
65,758 ac · 2 lodges
- Rowan Lake
12,834 ac · 130 ft · 2 lodges
- Pipestone Lake
9,186 ac · 174 ft · 2 lodges
- Loonhaunt Lake
5,212 ac · 154 ft · 2 lodges
- Lower Manitou Lake
18,031 ac · 266 ft · 1 lodge
- Upper Manitou Lake
13,283 ac · 184 ft · 1 lodge
- Lawrence Lake
5,144 ac · 249 ft · 1 lodge
- Longbow Lake
1,729 ac · 1 lodge
- Yoke Lake
1,644 ac · 95 ft · 1 lodge
- Namakan Lake
24,629 ac
Deepest largemouth bass water
- Lower Manitou Lake266 ft · 1 lodge
- Lawrence Lake249 ft · 1 lodge
- Atikwa Lake195 ft
- Kaiashkons Lake190 ft
- Upper Manitou Lake184 ft · 1 lodge
- Schistose Lake174 ft
- Pipestone Lake174 ft · 2 lodges
- Loonhaunt Lake154 ft · 2 lodges
- Upper Lawrence Lake135 ft
- Rainy Lake (lac à la Pluie)135 ft · 5 lodges
Often in the same water
Lakes holding largemouth bass frequently also hold:
- Northern Pike64 shared lakes
- Yellow Perch54 shared lakes
- Smallmouth Bass53 shared lakes
- Walleye47 shared lakes
- Lake Whitefish33 shared lakes
- Lake Trout32 shared lakes
Lodges & outfitters on largemouth bass water
- Alexander's on Rowan — Rowan LakeVerified
- 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
- Camp Narrows Lodge — Rainy LakeVerified
- Cedar Island Lodge — Pipestone 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
- Epic Narrows Musky Lodge — Lake of the WoodsVerified
- Grassy Narrow's Lodge — Lake of the WoodsVerified
- Green Island Lodge — Upper Manitou LakeVerified
- Gustafson's Resort — Longbow LakeVerified
- HARRIS HILL RESORT — Lake of the WoodsVerified
- HARRIS HILL RESORT — Lake of the Woods (lac des Bois)Verified
- Hal's Outposts — Loonhaunt LakeVerified
- 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
- Indian Head Lodge — Lake of the WoodsVerified
- Indian Head Lodge — Lake of the Woods (lac des Bois)Verified
- Crow Lake Outfitters — Loonhaunt Lake
- Crystal Harbour Resort Hotel — Lake of the Woods
- DUCK BAY LODGE — Lake of the Woods
- Helliar's Resort Ltd — Lake of the Woods
- La Place Rendez-Vous Hotel — Rainy Lake
- LaBelle's Birch Point Camp — Rainy Lake
- Manitou Weather Station — Lower Manitou Lake
- Mylie's Place Resort — Lake of the Woods
- Ontario Wilderness Houseboat Rentals — Lake of the Woods
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.