Big Whiteshell Lake
Big Whiteshell Lake is the 4th-largest of 199 named lakes in Whiteshell, with 28 miles of charted shoreline and 15 islands. The lake lies 65 km northwest of Kenora.
Manitoba Fisheries · Waterbody Data
Fish species
Also present: Burbot, Cisco, Kokanee, White Sucker
Stocked: Kokanee, Walleye (most recently 2012).
Historically recorded gamefish (Manitoba Fisheries, Waterbody Data) — not a survey.
On this water
Lodges & operators 1
- Big Whiteshell Lodge✓ Verifiedresortdrive-tohousekeeping
A drive-to lakeshore cottage resort with roughly a dozen lakefront cabins on the north shore of Big Whiteshell Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park, at the end of Provincial Highway 309 near Rennie, Manitoba. Stays are self-catered — cabins come fully equipped with kitchens, linens and barbecues — alongside a licensed patio, a store, weddings and long-weekend live music, on a lake the operator promotes for its fishing.
2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsSouthern Division
MNRF stocking records
Stocking history
MNRF recreational fish stocking recorded for this water.
| Year | Species | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Walleye | 500,000 |
| 2010 | Walleye | 500,000 |
| 2009 | Walleye | 700,000 |
| 2003 | Walleye | 300,000 |
| 1998 | Walleye | 600,081 |
| 1997 | Walleye | 14,358 |
| 1996 | Walleye | 600,000 |
| 1994 | Walleye | 600,000 |
| 1992 | Walleye | 600,000 |
| 1966 | Kokanee | 3,224 |
| 1965 | Kokanee | 11,000 |
| 1965 | Walleye | 170,000 |
Comparable trips
Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
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- Dorothy Lake6 shared species · 1,999 ac
- Lone Island Lake6 shared species · 1,884 ac
Around this water