Lake Winnipeg

At a glance

Area

2,385,141 ha (5,893,812 acres)

Mean depth

11.9 m (39 ft)

Mean depth: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016)

Who lives here

• Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalisStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: Manitoba Wildlife and Fisheries Branch (Manitoba Lake Information for Anglers). Contains information licensed under the Manitoba Open Data Licence
• Brown trout Salmo truttaStocked · 2025 · Fish stocking: Manitoba Wildlife and Fisheries Branch (Manitoba Lake Information for Anglers). Contains information licensed under the Manitoba Open Data Licence
• Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykissStocked · 2025 · Fish stocking: Manitoba Wildlife and Fisheries Branch (Manitoba Lake Information for Anglers). Contains information licensed under the Manitoba Open Data Licence
• Black bullhead Ameiurus melasOn 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
• Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatusOn 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
• Brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosusOn 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
• 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
• Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatusOn 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
• Cisco Coregonus artediOn 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
• Common carp Cyprinus carpioOn 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
• Freshwater drum Aplodinotus grunniensOn 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
• Goldeye Hiodon alosoidesOn 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 sturgeon Acipenser fulvescensOn 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
• Mooneye Hiodon tergisusOn 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
• Quillback Carpiodes cyprinusOn 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
• Rock bass Ambloplites rupestrisOn 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
• Sauger Sander canadensisOn 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
• Walleye Sander vitreusOn 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 bass Morone chrysopsOn 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
• Yellow perch Perca flavescensOn 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

No public access site is listed for this water yet.

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.

• Lake sturgeonCatch and release only · 0 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. 15, General Limits, lake sturgeon)

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".
• Fish stocking: 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 42b7b0930d304ea4a5457cf046507253 (Manitoba_Government): licenseInfo "Manitoba Open Data Licence".

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