Fish Species

There are 14 documented species of fish in Vermilion Lake:

  • Blacknose Shiner

  • Brown Bullhead

  • Cisco (Lake Herring)

  • Common Shiner

  • Logperch

  • Northern Pike

  • Pumkinseed

  • Rock Bass

  • Smallmouth Bass

  • Spottail Shiner

  • Trout-perch

  • Walleye

  • White Sucker

  • Yellow Perch

For more detailed information and pictures of fish species found in Greater Sudbury lakes follow the fish link.

Check consumption guidelines for fish caught in Vermilion Lake through the Ministry of the Environment's Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish.