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Burbot Lakes in Ontario

Government fish surveys have recorded burbot in 375 Ontario lakes, 16% of the 2,365 lakes in this atlas with sport-fish records.

Lakes
375
Recorded since 2010
273
Median size
12.7 km²
Median max depth
37 m
Latest record
2025

Where it is found

Most of these lakes are in Kenora (89), Thunder Bay (73) and Algoma (49).

In these lakes the sport fish most often recorded alongside it are yellow perch (87%), northern pike (80%), lake whitefish (75%) and walleye (73%).

Seasons, limits and sanctuaries vary by zone: check the Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary before you fish.

Obonga LakeLong LakeSturgeon LakeDog LakeNorth Spirit LakeLake AbitibiLimerick LakeSilver LakeHawkeye LakeLake ManitouLake PanacheHorwood LakeEchoing LakeBurchell LakeLake of BaysLake ClearAylen LakeBark LakeLake BernardTrout LakeKennebec LakeLake TimiskamingBig Trout LakeShabomeka LakeLake of the WoodsKukagami LakeBlack Donald LakeUpper Mazinaw LakeLake RosseauObabika LakeGolden LakeBlack Sturgeon LakeAgnew LakeLake JosephDiamond LakeBig Hawk LakePapineau LakeLake TemagamiLake CecebeLake MuskokaAhmic LakeDunc LakeCanoe LakeOnaping LakeLake NipissingRedstone LakeSkeleton LakeKamaniskeg LakeNight Hawk LakeKashwakamak LakeMatinenda LakeCameron LakeBig Gull LakeDogtooth LakeBig Rideau LakeSharbot LakeBelmont Lake
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Where burbot is most consistently recorded

Ranked by consistency: the lower bound of a 95% confidence interval on the share of the lake’s surveys that found it. A lake where 18 of 20 surveys found it ranks above one where 1 of 1 did. Lakes known only from stocking come last.

#LakeSurveysLast recordMax depth mArea km²
1Waweig LakeThunder Bay33 of 5620134311.6
2Catfish LakeAlgoma5 of 620181.57
3Obonga LakeThunder Bay22 of 3820136737.4
4Woodosgoon LakeAlgoma12 of 192012121.2
5Long LakeThunder Bay35 of 682012168136
6Radisson LakeTimiskaming33 of 682014525.58
7Red Chalk LakeMuskoka2 of 220140.57
8Sassenach LakeThunder Bay2 of 22013194.49
9Winnie LakeSudbury2 of 219831.41
10Greenwater LakeThunder Bay27 of 6020135434.3
11Sturgeon LakeThunder Bay25 of 57200979243
12Rollo LakeSudbury25 of 582014538.1
13Basswood LakeAlgoma29 of 6920137327
14White Otter LakeKenora8 of 1520074985.1
15Cashel LakeHastings3 of 418991.77
16Long LakeTimiskaming3 of 4444.65
17Clam LakeSudbury82 of 2302021100.82
18Côté LakeSudbury80 of 228202131.01
19Calm LakeRainy River9 of 18200724.3
20Dog LakeThunder Bay40 of 1092016100144
21Cry LakeThunder Bay20 of 502013462.45
22Chipman LakeCochrane15 of 3620115627.1
23Castle LakeThunder Bay13 of 312013366.11
24Delaney LakeKenora13 of 3120097612.9
25Augite LakeKenora9 of 202010242.05
26Daniels LakeKenora15 of 3920107316.4
27North Spirit LakeKenora14 of 3820113066.8
28Rib LakeTimiskaming20 of 592014436.83
29Lower Shebandowan LakeThunder Bay3 of 520161223.2
30Rodd LakeSudbury10 of 262014160.32
31Mamakwash LakeKenora11 of 3020131823.5
32Missinaibi LakeSudbury12 of 3420117681.8
33Anjigami LakeAlgoma18 of 5620134311.4
34Paguchi LakeKenora15 of 4620132724.8
35Sandbar LakeKenora2 of 31.13
36Tib LakeThunder Bay1 of 120253.6
37Sox LakeThunder Bay1 of 120180.81
38Cheney LakeLanark1 of 120180.32
39Berry LakeAlgoma1 of 120172.33
40Grassy LakeRainy River1 of 120153.29
41Blue Chalk LakeMuskoka1 of 120140.5
42Peshu LakeAlgoma1 of 120144.1
43Mink LakeAlgoma1 of 120130.78
44Elk LakeTimiskaming1 of 120114.87
45Little Turkey LakeAlgoma1 of 120050.21
46Wishart LakeAlgoma1 of 120050.19
47Tower LakeParry Sound1 of 120040.12
48Raft LakeRainy River1 of 121.5
49Wanapitei LakeGreater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury21 of 702010124133
50Lake AbitibiCochrane23 of 78201015947

Top 50 of 375 lakes. Download the full list (CSV). Source: Ontario’s Aquatic Resource Area survey summaries and fish stocking records (Ministry of Natural Resources, OGL-Ontario). Data as of October 9, 2026. A record means a survey caught or observed the species, not that it is abundant today.

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