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Best sauger lakes in Ontario

159 Ontario waters list sauger (official records or labelled estimates), 120 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — 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.

1. Lake of the Woods — 36 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 9 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
2. Lake Abitibi — 49 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
3. Sandy Lake — 50 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
4. Lake Abitibi — 49 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
5. Eagle Lake — 100 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
6. Sturgeon Lake — 260 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites
7. Lake Timiskaming — 70 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
8. Red Lake — 140 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
9. Lac la Croix — 168 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
10. Miniss Lake — 120 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
11. Finger Lake — 33 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
12. Favourable Lake — 39 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
13. Namakan Lake — 150 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, SaugerWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
14. Wabigoon Lake — 49 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites
15. Nungesser Lake — 50 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
16. Namakan Lake — 150 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
17. Sturgeon Lake — 35 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, SaugerWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 9 public access sites
18. Night Hawk Lake — 15 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
19. Pitangikum Lake — 66 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
20. Makokibatan Lake — 39 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
21. Oak Lake — 100 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
22. North Spirit Lake — 98 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
23. Little Vermilion Lake — 20 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
24. Pakwash Lake — 50 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
25. Berens River — 59 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached

…plus 134 more Ontario waters holding sauger.

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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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