Lake · Manitoba, Minnesota
Lac des Bois
At a glance
- Area
- 16,205 ha (40,044 acres)
This lake's year
A ring of the twelve months, January at the top: the outer band is the ice cover, the inner rings the spawning months of the lake's species, and a needle marks the day this page was updated. The list beside it says the same.
- No published ice dates for this lake.
- 1. Black bullhead spawns: Apr–Aug (months cited for Great Lakes populations)
- 2. Burbot spawns: Nov–May (months cited for Great Lakes populations)
- 3. Cisco spawns: Oct–Jan (months cited for Great Lakes populations)
- 4. Quillback spawns: Apr–Jul (months cited for Great Lakes populations)
- 5. Sauger spawns: Mar–Jul (months cited for Great Lakes populations)
- Needle: Oct 25, the day this page was updated
Spawning months from each species' cited source for this region, for its five best-recorded species here; ice dates from the published record (sources below). Summer layering and fall turnover are drawn only for lakes the USGS has modelled (in the U.S. Midwest).
Who lives here
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongyOn 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
- 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
- Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieuOn 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 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.
- Black bullheadOpen, any size · 25 a day
- Black crappieOpen, size limits · 6 a day
- BurbotOpen, size limits · 6 a day
- MuskellungeCatch and release only · 0 a day
- Northern pikeOpen, size limits · 4 a day
- SaugerOpen, size limits · 4 a day
- Smallmouth bassOpen, size limits · 4 a day
- WalleyeOpen, size limits · 4 a day
- Yellow perchOpen, any size · 25 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:
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR); U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line® Shapefiles 2025: counties and states · Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. §105)
- 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".
Spawning months:
- Black bullhead: Goodyear, C.D., T.A. Edsall, D.M. Ormsby Dempsey, G.D. Moss, and P.E. Polanski. 1982. Atlas of the spawning and nursery areas of Great Lakes fishes, Volume XIII: Reproductive characteristics of Great Lakes fishes. U.S. Fish Wildl. Serv. FWS/OBS-82/52, p. 90 (Great Lakes populations: spawning April-August, usually late May to mid-July at 53-77 °F)
- Burbot: Goodyear, C.D., T.A. Edsall, D.M. Ormsby Dempsey, G.D. Moss, and P.E. Polanski. 1982. Atlas of the spawning and nursery areas of Great Lakes fishes, Volume XIII: Reproductive characteristics of Great Lakes fishes. U.S. Fish Wildl. Serv. FWS/OBS-82/52, p. 101 (Great Lakes populations: spawning for one week between November and May, varying with locality, at 33-50 °F)
- Cisco: Goodyear, C.D., T.A. Edsall, D.M. Ormsby Dempsey, G.D. Moss, and P.E. Polanski. 1982. Atlas of the spawning and nursery areas of Great Lakes fishes, Volume XIII: Reproductive characteristics of Great Lakes fishes. U.S. Fish Wildl. Serv. FWS/OBS-82/52, p. 13 (Great Lakes populations: spawning late October to early January, usually two weeks in late November-early December, as the water cools from 41 to 36 °F)
- Quillback: Goodyear, C.D., T.A. Edsall, D.M. Ormsby Dempsey, G.D. Moss, and P.E. Polanski. 1982. Atlas of the spawning and nursery areas of Great Lakes fishes, Volume XIII: Reproductive characteristics of Great Lakes fishes. U.S. Fish Wildl. Serv. FWS/OBS-82/52, p. 77 (Great Lakes populations: spawning mid-April to July at 50-68 °F)
- Sauger: Goodyear, C.D., T.A. Edsall, D.M. Ormsby Dempsey, G.D. Moss, and P.E. Polanski. 1982. Atlas of the spawning and nursery areas of Great Lakes fishes, Volume XIII: Reproductive characteristics of Great Lakes fishes. U.S. Fish Wildl. Serv. FWS/OBS-82/52, p. 135 (Great Lakes populations: spawning for two weeks between late March and early July, usually April and May)
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above, without a basemap. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.