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Athapapuskow Lake

One lake, 6 charted basins — combined figures below.

62,820 acSurface area25,422 ha
Northwest DivisionFishing zone
Flin FlonNearest town15 km SE
370 miShoreline595 km
On the lakeBoat launchOpenMB entry points
RoadsideNearest road10 Highway
None on fileDepth map

Athapapuskow Lake is the 7th-largest of 1,054 named lakes in Northwest Manitoba, with 370 miles of charted shoreline and 556 islands. The lake lies 15 km southeast of Flin Flon.

Manitoba Fisheries · Waterbody Data

Fish species

Also present: Burbot, Cisco, Rainbow Trout, Splake, White Sucker

Stocked: Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Splake (most recently 1968).

Historically recorded gamefish (Manitoba Fisheries, Waterbody Data) — not a survey.

On this water

Lodges & operators 2

  • Aberdeen Lodge✓ Verified
    lodgeboat-inhousekeeping

    A family-run fishing lodge operating since 1949 on Lake Athapapuskow, tucked behind a chain of islands about 20 km south of Flin Flon, Manitoba. Light-housekeeping cabins reached by a short boat run from the government dock at Cranberry Portage, with northern pike, walleye and lake trout water within a mile of the dock.

  • Tonepah Lodge✓ Verified
    lodgedrive-tohousekeeping

    A road-accessible lodge sitting on the shoreline of Athapapuskow Lake at Cranberry Portage in northwestern Manitoba, renting light-housekeeping units with kitchenettes to anglers chasing lake trout, walleye and northern pike in open water and through the ice. The same owners run a rustic self-catered outpost on Walton Lake and will arrange local guides for bear, moose and waterfowl hunters.

2026 regulations

Seasons & limitsNorthwest Division

Northwest DivisionManitoba rules are not yet structured on BorealBound. Check the official Manitoba Anglers' Guide (PDF) and the e-licensing publications page before you fish.

MNRF stocking records

Stocking history

MNRF recreational fish stocking recorded for this water.

YearSpeciesFish stocked
1968Lake Trout10,000
1967Lake Trout3,000
1959Lake Trout10,000
1953Splake5,000
1952Splake8,000
1951Splake3,000
1950Splake6,000
1949Rainbow Trout2,000
1945Lake Trout36,000
1944Lake Trout50,000
1941Smallmouth Bass21
1940Smallmouth Bass60

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