Sauger Lakes in Ontario

Government fish surveys have recorded sauger in 53 Ontario lakes, 2% of the 2,365 lakes in this atlas with sport-fish records.

Lakes: 53
Recorded since 2010: 24
Median size: 26.8 km²
Median max depth: 16 m
Latest record: 2023

Where it is found

Most of these lakes are in Kenora (28), Cochrane (5) and Rainy River (5).

In these lakes the sport fish most often recorded alongside it are northern pike (98%), yellow perch (96%), walleye (94%) and cisco (83%).

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

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Where sauger 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.

#	Lake	Surveys	Last record	Max depth m	Area km²
1	Tide LakeKenora	21 of 21	2009	27	13.7
2	Frederick House LakeCochrane	29 of 31	2011	15	38.7
3	Big Fox LakeKenora	30 of 33	2009		14.3
4	Nikip LakeKenora	29 of 32	2012	5	54.3
5	Wegg LakeKenora	31 of 35	2013		18.1
6	North Spirit LakeKenora	33 of 38	2011	30	66.8
7	Little Turtle LakeRainy River	25 of 30	2010	6	23.2
8	Night Hawk LakeCochrane	33 of 42	2011	5	109
9	Peekwatahmaewee Sahkaheekahn/Berens LakeKenora	22 of 27	2009	9	26.8
10	Umfreville LakeKenora	42 of 58	2009		156
11	Lake AbitibiCochrane	55 of 78	2010	15	947
12	Totogan LakeKenora	14 of 17	2012		27.1
13	Pakwash LakeKenora	24 of 33	2009	15	86.8
14	Lake TimiskamingTémiscamingue	38 of 61	2008		204
15	Peekahchekahmeewee Sahkaheekahn/Pikangikum LakeKenora	16 of 23	2009	20	60.8
16	Singapore LakeKenora	13 of 18	2009	16	6.01
17	Montreuil LakeCochrane	14 of 20	2010	21	4.99
18	Sandy LakeKenora	48 of 82	2011	15	484
19	Sowden LakeKenora	19 of 29	2009	18	37.5
20	Windigo LakeKenora	14 of 21	2011		80.2
21	Little Vermilion LakeKenora	12 of 18	2009	6	55.2
22	Press LakeKenora	18 of 30	2009	21	36.4
23	Selwyn LakeThunder Bay	11 of 19	2009		10
24	Expanse LakeKenora	13 of 25	2009		8.66
25	Mattawa LakeKenora	13 of 27	2009		17.8
26	Lac la CaveNipissing	25 of 60	2018		32.5
27	Marchington LakeKenora	10 of 21	2009		22.1
28	Winisk LakeKenora	22 of 62	2011		258
29	Clay LakeKenora	12 of 30	2009		27.8
30	Ooshkahtahkahwee Sahkaheekahn/Nungesser LakeKenora	10 of 27	2009	15	74.3
31	Grassy LakeRainy River	1 of 1	2015		3.29
32	McDiarmid LakeCochrane	1 of 1			4.14
33	Allumette LakeRenfrew	49 of 187	2014		213
34	Pashkokogan LakeThunder Bay	12 of 36	2009	9	54.7
35	Wintering LakeKenora	10 of 30	2009	15	16.7
36	Lac du Rocher-FenduRenfrew	11 of 40	2009		18.5
37	Weese LakeThunder Bay	5 of 16	2012	14	15.2
38	Miniss LakeThunder Bay	11 of 46	2009	37	70
39	Bury LakeKenora	6 of 21	2009	16	4.75
40	Rainy LakeRainy River	2 of 5	2015		826
41	Wastayanipi LakeKenora	1 of 2	2019		7.3
42	McAree LakeRainy River	4 of 22	2010	31	9.12
43	Arc LakeThunder Bay	4 of 24	2009		5.95
44	Tablerock LakeKenora	1 of 3			0.26
45	Lake CecebeParry Sound	5 of 52	2013	18	8.03
46	Wolseley LakeRainy River	3 of 27	2011		12.2
47	Hammell LakeKenora	2 of 15	2009	24	8.43
48	Lake St. ClairLambton	1 of 11	2007		1,160
49	Lac Dollard-des-OrmeauxArgenteuil	5 of 141	2009		11.6
50	Ahmic LakeParry Sound	2 of 45	2014	24	16.6

Top 50 of 53 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.

Sauger Lakes in Ontario

Where it is found

Where sauger is most consistently recorded

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