Best sauger lakes in Ontario
78 Ontario waters hold sauger, 78 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The river-running cousin of the walleye. Built for current and muddy water — channel edges, wing dams and the deep holes below every dam.
- Lake Abitibi — 49 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
- Sandy Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
- Lake Abitibi — 49 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
- Red Lake — 140 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike
- Lac la Croix — 168 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike
- Miniss Lake — 120 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
- Finger Lake — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
- Favourable Lake — 39 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
- Namakan Lake — 150 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger
- Wabigoon Lake — 49 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike
- Nungesser Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
- Sturgeon Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger
- Night Hawk Lake — 15 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
- Pitangikum Lake — 66 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
- Makokibatan Lake — 39 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
- Oak Lake — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
- North Spirit Lake — 98 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
- Little Vermilion Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
- Pakwash Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike
- Dinorwic Lake — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike
- Berens River — 59 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
- Seine River — 80 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike
- Barton Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
- Miminiska Lake — 39 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
- Pashkokogan Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike
…plus 53 more Ontario waters holding sauger.
When to fish sauger in Ontario
- Spring 4–18 ft — The famous tailwater run — fish stack below dams and on gravel bars in current seams.
- Summer 10–30 ft — Main-channel ledges and deep sand/gravel flats with current.
- Fall 12–35 ft — Fish pod up tight on channel structure — find one and you've found fifty.
- Winter 15–45 ft — The deepest holes below dams hold winter sauger by the hundreds.
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