Northern Sunfish fishing in Canada

Lepomis peltastes

Documented at

98 waters

Primary species at

0 waters

Ideal water temp

24°C

Active range

18–29°C

Best northern sunfish waters today

Scored for 2026-09-14 from live weather, water temperature and this species’ own thermal range.

1. Redhorse Lake (Atikokan)Lake73
2. Loonhaunt Lake (Fort Frances)Lake72
3. Weld Lake (Fort Frances)Lake72
4. Ryckman Lake (Fort Frances)Lake71
5. Sullivan Lake (Fort Frances)Lake70
6. Rowan Lake (Vermilion Bay)Lake70
7. Bluffpoint Lake (Fort Frances)Lake70
8. Cleftrock CreekRiver70
9. Upper Lawrence Lake (Vermilion Bay)Lake70
10. Caviar Lake (Vermilion Bay)Lake70

How to fish for northern sunfish

Northern sunfish are a small, colorful sunfish - closely related to the longear sunfish and, in this region, an at-risk species - found in clear, well-vegetated warm streams, rivers, and lake margins. They favor cleaner, clearer water than the more tolerant sunfishes, so their presence points to reasonably healthy, vegetated habitat. They'll take tiny baits and small flies like other sunfish but are too small and too localized to be a real target, and their conservation status means they shouldn't be sought out. On a location page, a northern sunfish record signals clear, vegetated habitat and a species of conservation concern rather than something to fish for.

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