Lakes/Species
Muskellunge (muskie) lakes in NW Ontario
The fish of ten thousand casts. NW Ontario is one of the few places on earth with genuine 50-inch potential, and the big-water lakes here are storied muskie fisheries.
MNRF aquatic surveys record muskellunge in 114 named Sunset Country lakes — 19 with a lodge or outpost on the water and 73 with a charted depth map.
Top muskellunge lakes with lodges
- Lake of the Woods
886,649 ac · 24 lodges
- Eagle Lake
78,916 ac · 13 lodges
- Wabigoon Lake
25,397 ac · 6 lodges
- Rainy Lake (lac à la Pluie)
214,329 ac · 135 ft · 5 lodges
- Red Lake
40,865 ac · 140 ft · 5 lodges
- Perrault Lake
8,208 ac · 90 ft · 5 lodges
- Sturgeon Lake
60,428 ac · 305 ft · 3 lodges
- Wabaskang Lake
15,111 ac · 94 ft · 3 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
- Lower Manitou Lake
18,031 ac · 266 ft · 1 lodge
Deepest muskellunge water
- Winnange Lake378 ft
- Sturgeon Lake305 ft · 3 lodges
- Silver Lake300 ft
- Delaney Lake267 ft
- Lower Manitou Lake266 ft · 1 lodge
- Katimiagamak Lake249 ft
- Kakagi Lake190 ft
- Upper Manitou Lake184 ft · 1 lodge
- Esox Lake184 ft
- Schistose Lake174 ft
Often in the same water
Lakes holding muskellunge frequently also hold:
- Yellow Perch92 shared lakes
- Northern Pike83 shared lakes
- Walleye79 shared lakes
- Smallmouth Bass76 shared lakes
- Lake Whitefish61 shared lakes
- Lake Trout50 shared lakes
Lodges & outfitters on muskellunge 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
- Bear Claw Wilderness Camp — Wabaskang LakeVerified
- Black Moose Outposts — Red LakeVerified
- Bow Narrows Camp — Red LakeVerified
- Camp Narrows Lodge — Rainy LakeVerified
- Canyon Lake Lodge — Canyon LakeVerified
- Cedar Island Lodge — Pipestone LakeVerified
- Cedar Point Lodge — Eagle LakeVerified
- Cobb Bay Lodge — Sturgeon 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
- EXCELLENT ADVENTURES OUTPOST — Red LakeVerified
- Eagle Lake Island Lodge — Eagle LakeVerified
- Eagle Lake Traditions — Eagle LakeVerified
- Epic Narrows Musky Lodge — Lake of the WoodsVerified
- Evergreen Lodge Ltd. — Eagle LakeVerified
- GHOST RIVER LODGES — Marchington LakeVerified
- Grassy Narrow's Lodge — Lake of the WoodsVerified
- Green Island Lodge — Upper Manitou 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
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.