Ontario
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Ontario Canada Top Fishing
Lakes
Lake Ontario
Nearest City: Toronto,
Ontario
Lake Size: 18,528 Sq. Kilo.
Fishing Species:
Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Steelhead
Lake Notes:
Max depth of 245 m, average depth of 87 m. Lake Ontario is the eastern-most and
smallest in surface area of the Great Lakes.
Lake Ontario Map 
Eagle
Lake
Nearest
Town: Eagle River, Ontario
Lake Size
: 63,429 Acres
Fishing Species:
Muskie, Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Whitefish
Lake Notes: Specializing in Trophy Muskie,
Walleye and Northern Pike. Maximum depth of
111 ft., average depth of 23 ft. 490+ Islands.
Eagle Lake features shallow,
expansive, dark water in the east and gin clear deep
water at the west end.
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Eagle Lake Map
Lake Nipigon
Nearest Town: Thunder Bay,
Ontario
Lake Size: 4,849 Sq.
Kilo
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Whitefish, Lake Trout, Brook Trout
Lake Notes:
Max depth of 164
m. 500+ Islands. Lake Nipigon drains south into Lake Superior thru
the Nipigon River. Lake Nipigon is the largest
lake entirely within the boundaries of Ontario.
The lake is noted for its towering cliffs and unusual
green-black sand beaches composed of the fine particles
of a dark green mineral known as pyroxene.
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Lake Nipigon Map 
Lake Of The Woods
Nearest Town: Kenora,
Ontario
Lake Size: 3,151 Sq. Kilo.
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskie, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout,
Yellow Perch
Lake Notes:
One of the most Scenic lakes in the
Country with over 65,000 miles of shoreline and 14,000+ islands. Connects
to Rainy Lake thru Rainy River.
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Lake Of The Woods Map 
Lac Seul
Nearest Town: Ear Falls,
Ontario
Lake Size: 1,658 Sq. Kilo.
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike
Lake Notes:
Max depth of 46 m. Lac Seul is a 151 km long,
crescent-shaped reservoir. Tea colored water
provides excellent Walleye and Northern Pike fishing.
Lac Seul is the second largest body of water entirely
within the province of Ontario.
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Lac Seul Map 
Rainy Lake
Nearest Town: Fort Frances,
Ontario
Lake Size: 742 Sq. Kilo.
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskie, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass
Lake Notes: Max depth of 51 m. Connects to Lake Of The Woods
thru Rainy River. Home of the Canadian Bass
Championship every year. Voyageurs National Park
is located on the southeastern corner of the lake where
it connects with Lake Kabetogama and Lake Namakan.
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Rainy Lake Map 
Lake Abitibi
Nearest Town: Timmins,
Ontario
Lake Size: 932 Sq. Kilo.
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
Lake Notes:
Max depth of 5 m.
700+ Islands. Lake Abitibi is separated in two distinct portions by a
short narrows, making it actually 2 lakes.
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Lake Abitibi Map
Lake
Nipissing
Nearest Town: North Bay,
Ontario
Lake Size: 833 Sq. Kilo.
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskie, Lake Whitefish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth
Bass, Yellow Perch
Lake Notes:
Max depth of 53 m, average
depth of 6 m. Lake Nipissing drains into Georgian Bay, which is a part of
Lake Huron, via the French River.
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Lake Nipissing Map 
Lake Simcoe
Nearest Town: Barrie,
Ontario
Lake Size: 745 Sq. Kilo.
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish, Lake Trout, Largemouth
Bass, Smallmouth Bass
Lake Notes:
Max depth of
42 m, average depth of 16 m. Lake Simcoe is one of the world's largest
freshwater lakes to freeze over completely in the winter.
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Lake Simcoe Map 
Lake St. Clair
Nearest Town: Windsor,
Ontario
Lake Size: 491 Sq. Kilo.
Fishing Species:
Muskie, Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Trout, Salmon,
Steelhead, Sturgeon
Lake Notes:
Average depth of 5 m, Max depth of
9 m. Lake St. Clair provides the connection between Lake Huron to the
north and Lake Erie to the south.
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Lake St Clair Map 
Lake
Bernard
Nearest Town: Sundridge, Ontario
Fishing Species:
Lake Trout, Whitefish, Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch
Lake
Notes: Lake Bernard is a clean,
freshwater lake that
measures roughly 2.5 km
(1.5
mi) across and 7 km (4.3
mi) long. It is claimed that Lake Bernard is the largest freshwater lake
in the world without an island. Ice fishing is very popular during the
winter.
Ontario Canada Fishing
Lake Bernard
Map
Big
Rideau Lake
Nearest Town:
Portland, Ontario
Fishing Species:
Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, Crappie, Lake Trout
Lake Notes:
Big Rideau Lake is 20 miles long and is 4 miles wide. The lake forms part of the Rideau Waterway, and is the largest lake
along the route of the Rideau waterway. The Upper
Rideau Lake is connected to the Big Rideau Lake through the
Narrows Locks at the southwestern end of the
lake. A public recreation area and campground, Murphy's Point Provincial
Park, is located along a substantial stretch of the shoreline on the northern
side of the lake.
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Big Rideau Lake
Map
Big Trout Lake
Nearest Town: Thunder Bay,
Ontario
Lake Size: 662 Sq. Kilo.
Fishing Species: Specializing in
Walleye, Northern Pike and Lake Trout.
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Big Trout Lake Map
Buckhorn Lake
Nearest Town:
Buckhorn, Ontario
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Muskie, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie
Lake Notes:
Buckhorn Lake is one of the Kawartha Lakes and also part of the Trent Severn
Canal System that extends from the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay
on Lake Huron.
Cameron
Lake
Nearest Town: Fenelon Falls, Ontario
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Muskie, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass
Lake Notes:
Cameron Lake is one of the Kawartha Lakes and is part of the Trent-Severn
Waterway. The lake is some 4 miles long by 2 miles wide and is quite deep,
reaching 50 feet in places. The lake occupies the area between locks 33 & 34 on
the Trent-Severn Waterway.
Cameron Lake
Map
Chemong
Lake
Nearest Town:
Lakefield, Ontario
Fishing Species:
Muskie, Carp, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye
Lake Notes:
Chemong Lake has a length of 14 km and a width of 1 km. Chemong Lake is
part of a tri-lake water system consisting of Chemong Lake, Buckhorn Lake, and
Pigeon Lake. The tri-lake area is host to several popular fishing tournaments
throughout the open fishing season. Chemong Lake is also a part of the
Kawartha lakes water system and the Trent-Severn Waterway.
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Chemong Lake
Map
Commanda Lake
Nearest Town: Nipissing, Ontario
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass
Lake Notes:
The Lake is
shaped like the number "3", its middle spur is called Deep Bay.
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Commanda Lake
Map
Crow Lake
Nearest
Town: Nestor Falls, Ontario
Lake Size:
28,000 Acres
Fishing
Species: Lake Trout, Muskie, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Lake
Whitefish, Rock Bass
Lake
Notes: Also known as Kakagi Lake.
Crow Lake is a
deep, spring-fed lake with an average depth of 70 feet and a maximum depth of
180 feet.
Crow Lake Map
Dog Lake
Nearest Town: Missanabie, Ontario
Lake Size:
14,002 Acres
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Whitefish, Lake Trout
Lake
Notes: Dog Lake has over 500 miles of shoreline and is made up of
countless bays, islands and reefs. This beautiful lake is nourished by the
almighty Dog River and East River systems.
Golden
Lake
Nearest Town:
Golden Lake, Ontario
Fishing Species:
Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass
Lake Notes:
Golden Lake is made up of three sections, with the largest section at the western
end of the lake, followed by a slightly smaller section to the east, and finally
a much smaller section at the eastern end of the lake, where it flows into the Bonnechere River. Golden Lake has a smooth, sandy bottom in most places.
Ontario Canada Fishing
Golden Lake Map
Ivanhoe Lake
Nearest Town: Foleyet, Ontario
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Whitefish
Lake
Notes: Ivanhoe Lake is a sandy-bottom lake but still possesses some rocky structure
such as rocky points, islands and shoals. Ivanhoe Lake has a high
population of Whitefish. During the summer months these Whitefish stay in the
deeper north end. Some of the bigger monster size Northern Pike can be found in
the north end and out in open water feeding on schools of whitefish.
Lake
Kagawong
Nearest Town:
Spring Bay, Ontario
Lake Size:
13,729 Acres
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Rock Bass, Sunfish
Lake Notes:
Lake Kagawong is the second largest
lake on Manitoulin Island. Located
in the central part of the island, the lake is drained by the Kagawong River
into Lake Huron. Lake Kagawong has a maximum depth of 45 meters. The
deepest areas of the lake are, ironically, very close to shore. The eastern-most
shore of Lake Kagawong consists of a sheer rocky ledge. This ledge can be as low
as 1-2 meters, but rises up to 15 meters at Red Rock. The cliffs of Red Rock
rise from water that is in excess of 40 meters deep. Care should be taken when
boating next to these cliffs, as rockfalls are frequent.
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Lake Kagawong
Map
Kasshabog Lake
Nearest Town:
Havelock, Ontario
Lake Size:
2,002 Acres
Fishing Species:
Muskie, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch
Lake
Notes: Average depth of 6
meters, maximum depth of 25 meters.
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Kasshabog Lake
Map
Kashwakamak Lake
Nearest Town: Cloyne, Ontario
Lake Size:
2,867 Acres
Fishing Species:
Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch
Lake
Notes: Average depth of 26 ft, maximum depth
of 73 ft.
Lady Evelyn Lake
Nearest Town: Haileybury, Ontario
Lake Size:
20,002 Acres
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Lake Whitefish, Yellow Perch, Trout
Lake
Notes: Over 650 miles of
shoreline. There are no roads to Lady Evelyn Lake. It is accessible only
by boat or plane.
Loughborough Lake
Nearest Town:
Battersea, Ontario
Fishing Species:
Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout
Lake
Notes:
Loughborough
Lake is 21 miles long and
1,800 hectares in area, is dotted with many small islands, and has over
one hundred miles of shoreline. From the lily padded back bays and weed beds, to
the 126 feet of water where the lake trout can be found, this lake
offers the type of structure that is a fisherman's paradise. In the
shallow portion, with depths to 30 feet (10 m), of Loughborough Lake you will
find largemouth and smallmouth bass, northern pike and a variety of pan fish.
The deeper, reservoir like portion contains large mouth and small mouth bass,
northern pike, lake trout, rainbow trout and pan fish. The East Basin of Loughborough Lake is riddled with islands and
shallow compared to the West Basin. This portion is prime habitat for the bass,
northern pike and pan fish. The deep West Basin is the prime habitate for lake
trout and rainbow trout. As well as northern pike and largemouth bass in the
shallow Harper Bay and northwest bay. Average depth of 15 meters, maximum
depth of 39 meters.
Loughborough
Lake Map
Muskrat
Lake
Nearest Town:
Cobden, Ontario
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskie, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
Lake Notes: Winter
fishing in the Ottawa Valley's Muskrat Lake is usually focused on northern pike
in the 3- to 5-pound range and rainbow smelt that can reach 12 inches, but many
of the shallower bays teem with often-ignored jumbo perch and hefty pumpkinseed
and bluegill. Once conditions are safe, anglers can drive on the ice at the
public boat launch at Cobden. The 8 1/2-mile-long lake follows Hwy. 17 - the
Trans-Canada - so other access is available at concession roads such as the one
to Coffreys Point and, at the north end, the turnoff at Renfrew 13.
Muskrat Lake
Map
Nungesser Lake
Nearest Town:
Red Lake, Ontario
Lake Size:
30,005 Acres
Fishing Species:
Trophy Walleye & Northern Pike
Lake
Notes: Over 100
miles of rock and sand and gravel shorelines, sand/gravel bars, mid lake reefs
and humps, deep water access, long shallow bays and lots of lush cabbage and
reed beds for crustacean, zoo plankton and other forage production. 24
rivers and feeder creeks provide excellent spawning areas for Walleye and
Northern Pike.
Pakwash Lake
Nearest Town:
Ear Falls, Ontario
Lake Size:
31,005 Acres
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Muskie, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake
Whitefish
Lake Notes:
Pakwash Lake is 16 miles long and about 5 miles wide. The
lake is fed by three major river systems; the Chukuni River,
Trout River and the English River.
Paudash
Lake
Nearest Town:
Cardiff, Ontario
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Yellow Perch
Lake
Notes: Paudash Lake has several different sections within it; Lower Paudash Lake
(Outlet Bay) to the east, North Bay to the north, Joe Bay to the southwest and
Inlet Bay to the northeast. North Bay
is particularly spectacular, with massive, granitic, partially tree-covered
cliffs rising hundreds of feet out of the lake along the shoreline. Except in
the cliff areas, all of the shore is lined with trees and heavy foliage.
North Bay features a beautiful, free public
sand-bottom beach with rest rooms that can be accessed by car off of Hy. 118
(via North Bay Beach Road) and by boat. Paudash
Lake has a surface area of about 755 hectares and a maximum depth of about 45 meteres.
Paudash Lake
Map
Perrault Lake
Nearest Town: Perrault Falls,
Ontario
Lake Size: 8,182 Acres
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskie, Lake Whitefish, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch
Lake Notes:
Max depth of 102 ft. Over 54 miles of shoreline. There are a total of
eight other lakes connected to Perrault Lake all navigable by boat.
Ontario Canada Fishing
Perrault Lake Map
Red Lake
Nearest Town: Red
Lake, Ontario
Lake Size: 43,680
Acres
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskie, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Sauger
Lake Notes:
Red Lake is part of the
Red Lake waterway which also includes Gullrock Lake, Ranger Lake, Keg Lake, and
Two Island Lake.
Red Lake Map
Rice
Lake
Nearest Town:
Peterborough, Ontario
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Muskie, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, Smallmouth Bass
Lake Notes:
The lake is part of the Trent-Severn Waterway, which connects to the lake by the Otonabee and Trent Rivers. The lake is 32 km long and 5 km wide making it one of
the largest of the Kawartha lakes.
Ontario
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Rice Lake Map
Sandy Lake
Nearest Town: Dryden,
Ontario
Lake Size: 528 Sq. Kilo.
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
Lake Notes:
Max depth of 42
m.
Ontario Canada Fishing
Sandy Lake Map
Shoal Lake
Nearest Town: Kenora,
Ontario
Lake Size: 41 Sq. Kilo.
Fishing Species:
Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch
Lake Notes:
Connects to Lake Of The Woods. Shoal Lake is studded with hundreds of
islands and shoals.
Ontario Canada Fishing
Shoal Lake Map
Skeleton Lake
Nearest Town:
Huntsville, Ontario
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Brown Trout
Lake Notes:
The limestone base of Skeleton Lake makes the waters some of the clearest in all of
the Muskokas. On a calm day it is possible to see up to 30 meters underwater
with the naked eye.
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Skeleton Lake
Map
Sparrow
Lake
Nearest Town:
Gravenhurst, Ontario
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Muskie, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie,
Bluegill
Lake Notes:
This small, shallow, fresh body of water is a part of the Trent-Severn Waterway.
The lake is approximately 7 kilometres in length and between 1 and 2 kilometres
in width, with a maximum depth of approximately 12 metres and an average depth
of approximately 4 metres.
Ontario
Canada Fishing
Sparrow Lake
Map
Lake St. Joseph
Nearest Town: Pickle Lake,
Ontario
Lake Size: 494 Sq. Kilo
Fishing Species: Specializing in
Walleye and Northern Pike.
Ontario Canada Fishing
Lake St. Joseph Map
Lake
Temagami
Nearest Town: Temagami, Ontario
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout
Lake Notes:
Lake Temagami is irregularly shaped with long north, northeast and southwest arms,
shorter northwest and south arms and several smaller bays. The town of Temagami
is located at the end of the northeast arm of the lake. It extends almost 50 km
from north to south and about 35 km from east to west. There are approximately
1,259 islands, the largest of which is Temagami Island. The lake's outflow is
the Temagami River which in turn flows into the Sturgeon River.
Ontario
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Lake Temagami
Map
Lake Timiskaming
Nearest Town: New Liskeard,
Ontario
Lake Size: 296 Sq. Kilo.
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Sturgeon, Lake Trout, Largemouth Bass, Lake Whitefish,
Yellow Perch
Lake Notes:
Max depth of
217 m.
Ontario Canada Fishing
Lake Timiskaming Map
Trout Lake
Nearest Town: Dryden,
Ontario
Lake Size: 414 Sq. Kilo.
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Trout
Lake Notes:
Fly-In Lake.
300+ Islands.
Ontario Canada Fishing
Trout Lake Map 
Wahwashkesh Lake
Nearest Town:
Whitestone, Ontario
Lake Size:
4,254 Acres
Fishing Species:
Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Whitefish, Lake Trout
Lake
Notes: Wahwashkesh Lake has two distinct basins: (1) the north basin or Top Lake is the smaller
of the two, and (2) the south basin is the Big Lake. The lake has a
diverse fishery with over 12 species of sport fish, including naturally
recruited Lake Trout and reports of Blue Walleye. In addition, Wahwashkesh is
famous for its Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora. The lake ranks in the top five of
all lakes in Ontario for such flora.
Wahwashkesh
Lake Map
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