Beteau Lake
One lake, 3 charted basins — combined figures below.
Walleye opens Sat, May 16 — it lies 43 km east of Lansdowne House, and the nearest road is 27 miles off — this is fly-in water.
Beteau Lake is the 206th-largest of 1,629 named lakes in Ontario Far North, with 53 miles of charted shoreline and 13 islands.
MNRF aquatic resource surveys
Fish species
Also present: Lake Sturgeon
On this water
Lodges & operators 0
No lodge is based on Beteau Lake itself. These are the closest that are — each on its own water, with the straight-line distance from here.
- Makokibatan Lodge✓ Verifiedlodgefly-inamerican44 mi away
Fly-in trophy lodge on 18-mile Makokibatan Lake on the Albany River in Ontario's far north, reached by floatplane from Nakina and sold as an all-inclusive package by parent operator Wilderness North. Six full-service log cabins and a main lodge dining room serve anglers chasing trophy walleye, northern pike on the north-shore weed beds, and Albany River brook trout.
2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsFMZ 2
Ice-out here is typically mid May (modeled from regional ice records).
| Species | Season | Sport licence | Conservation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Sturgeon | Jan. 1 - Apr. 30 & July 1 - Dec. 31 | S - 0 | C - 0 |
| Northern Pike | Open all year | S - 4, none between 70 - 90 cm (27.6 - 35.4 in.), not more than 1 greater than 90 cm (35.4 in.) | C - 2, none between 70 - 90 cm (27.6 - 35.4 in.), not more than 1 greater than 90 cm (35.4 in.) |
| Walleye and Sauger or any combination | Jan. 1 - Apr. 14 & 3rd Sat. in May - Dec. 31 | S - 4, not more than 1 greater than 46 cm (18.1 in.) | C - 2, not more than 1 greater than 46 cm (18.1 in.) |
Compiled from MNRF Recreational Fishing Regulations open data (2026 season, zone-wide rules shown for this lake's species). Regulations change by variation order — confirm with the official FMZ 2 summary before you fish.
Eating what you catch
Consumption advisories
Recommended meals per month from Ontario's fish contaminant monitoring — ranges span the tested fish sizes.
| Species | General | Sensitive* | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Whitefish | 12–32 | 12–16 | Chromium, Mercury |
| Northern Pike | 4–32 | 0–32 | Arsenic, Mercury |
| Redhorse Sucker | 12–16 | 4–8 | Mercury |
| Walleye | 2–16 | 0–8 | Mercury |
| White Sucker | 16–32 | 4–32 | Chromium, Mercury |
*Women of child-bearing age and children under 15. Compiled from the MECP Guide to Eating Ontario Fish (2025 guide) — check the guide for size-specific advice before keeping fish.
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