Float Island Lake

At a glance

Area

147 ha (364 acres)

Mean depth (estimated)

≈ 5.1 m (17 ft)

Mean depth: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016)

Who lives here

• Burbot Lota lotaOn the agency's list · Fish species lists: Manitoba Wildlife and Fisheries Branch (Manitoba Lake Information for Anglers). Contains information licensed under the Manitoba Open Data Licence
• Lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformisOn the agency's list · Fish species lists: Manitoba Wildlife and Fisheries Branch (Manitoba Lake Information for Anglers). Contains information licensed under the Manitoba Open Data Licence
• Northern pike Esox luciusOn the agency's list · Fish species lists: Manitoba Wildlife and Fisheries Branch (Manitoba Lake Information for Anglers). Contains information licensed under the Manitoba Open Data Licence
• White sucker Catostomus commersoniiOn the agency's list · Fish species lists: Manitoba Wildlife and Fisheries Branch (Manitoba Lake Information for Anglers). Contains information licensed under the Manitoba Open Data Licence

Not listed doesn't mean no fish.

Getting on the water

• FLOAT ISLAND LAKEShore access · Contains information from the Government of Manitoba, licensed under the OpenMB Information and Data Use License (Manitoba.ca/OpenMB)

Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.

The rules

Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.

• BurbotOpen, size limits · 6 a day
• Lake whitefishOpen, any size · 10 a day
• Northern pikeOpen, size limits · 4 a day

As of October 25, 2026, for a fish of any size.

Official regulations: Manitoba Natural Resources

Official sources:

• Manitoba Anglers' Guide 2026 (Manitoba government). Contains information from the Government of Manitoba, licensed under the OpenMB Information and Data Use License (Manitoba.ca/OpenMB) (p. 17, 21-23, Species Seasons (open year-round unless a Division closes it))

What's biting

Not enough anglers have shared catches here lately. A species shows for a week once at least 5 anglers share catches of it.

From anglers who chose to share their catches in HuntGrid Fishing, each counted once, counts rounded to the nearest 5, published 3 days after the week ends and never changed. Never a spot, time or name.

About this page

Sources and licences:

• Natural Resources Canada, CanVec Hydro Features (1:50,000). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.; Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB); Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Boundary Files (census divisions and subdivisions, provinces). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. · Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0
• Lake mean depth: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, Nature Communications 7:13603), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
• Fish species lists: Manitoba Wildlife and Fisheries Branch (Manitoba Lake Information for Anglers). Contains information licensed under the Manitoba Open Data Licence · Manitoba Open Data Licence (OpenMB Information and Data Use Licence, https://www.gov.mb.ca/legal/copyright.html, checked 2026-10-18): "The Information Provider grants you a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive licence to use the Information, including for commercial purposes". Item 593e253698a648e88789a661832b2ac0 (Manitoba_Government): licenseInfo "Manitoba Open Data Licence".
• Contains information from the Government of Manitoba, licensed under the OpenMB Information and Data Use License (Manitoba.ca/OpenMB) · Open government licence (OpenMB Information and Data Use Licence, Government of Manitoba)

The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above, without a basemap. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.