Lakes near Fort Frances

14 lakes with detailed profiles lie within 50 km of Fort Frances, Ontario. The closest is Rainy Lake, 2.7 km northeast. 12 have sport-fish survey records and 3 have at least one listed boat launch.

Closest
2.7 km NE
Rainy Lake
Largest
826 km²
Rainy Lake
Deepest (surveyed)
55 m
Kaiashkons Lake
Most sport-fish species
12
Rainy Lake
Clearest
4.5 m Secchi
Burditt Lake

Fishing

Sport fish recorded in the most of these lakes: northern pike (12), yellow perch (12), rock bass (10), walleye (10), burbot (9) and cisco (9).

Distances are straight-line to the nearest shore from the community’s official point. The map places each lake at its centre.

10 km25 km50 kmNRainy Lake · 2.7 kmWasaw Lake · 18.7 kmJackfish Lake · 36.2 kmCalder Lake · 36.6 kmWest Jackfish Lake · 38.8 kmLoonhaunt Lake · 41 kmBurditt Lake · 42.4 kmOff Lake · 43.7 kmGrimshaw Lake · 44.7 kmOtukamamoan Lake · 44.7 kmKaiashkons Lake · 46.3 kmGrassy Lake · 47.6 kmGussie Lake · 48.2 kmBad Vermilion Lake · 48.6 km

Every lake, nearest first

LakeDistanceArea km²Max depth mSport fishLaunches
Rainy LakeRainy River2.7 km NE826Smallmouth Bass, Burbot, Cisco +95
Wasaw LakeRainy River19 km NW1.7Yellow Perch, Northern Pike, Walleye
Jackfish LakeRainy River36 km N9.0718
Calder LakeRainy River37 km N1.02Yellow Perch, Northern Pike, Cisco +1
West Jackfish LakeRainy River39 km NW9.112Walleye, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie +7
Loonhaunt LakeRainy River41 km N21.347Walleye, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike +7
Burditt LakeRainy River42 km NW14.6Walleye, Cisco, Northern Pike +61
Off LakeRainy River44 km NW4.499Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch +5
Grimshaw LakeRainy River45 km NE0.7324Lake Trout, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch +2
Otukamamoan LakeRainy River45 km NE50.849Walleye, Yellow Perch, Cisco +6
Kaiashkons LakeRainy River46 km N20.455Lake Whitefish, Yellow Perch, Cisco +6
Grassy LakeRainy River48 km E3.29Black Crappie, Burbot, Lake Sturgeon +6
Gussie LakeRainy River48 km N1.46181
Bad Vermilion LakeRainy River49 km E18.137Lake Whitefish, Walleye, Burbot +6

Data as of October 9, 2026. Sources: provincial surveys, HydroLAKES, Canadian Geographical Names Database. Details and licences.