Cormorant Lake
One lake, 50 charted basins — combined figures below.
Cormorant Lake is the 4th-largest of 1,054 named lakes in Northwest Manitoba, with 246 miles of charted shoreline and 39 islands. The lake lies 43 km northeast of The Pas.
Manitoba Fisheries · Waterbody Data
Fish species
Also present: Burbot, Cisco, Sauger, White Sucker
Stocked: Lake Trout (most recently 2009).
Historically recorded gamefish (Manitoba Fisheries, Waterbody Data) — not a survey.
On this water
Lodges & operators 2
- Clearwater Outfitters✓ Verifiedoutfitterdrive-toboat-inamerican · housekeeping
Family-run bear and fishing outfitter working an exclusive 500,000-acre area north of The Pas in northern Manitoba, with a wood-stove tent camp on Cormorant Lake and lodge cabins available at nearby Evergreen Resort on Clearwater Lake. Baited spring and fall black bear hunts with colour-phase bears, plus walleye, northern pike and lake trout fishing between sits; the remote camp is reached by truck or ATV down an old logging road and a short barge crossing.
- Simon Nabess Wayside Park✓ Verifiedresortdrive-toamerican · housekeeping
Family-run resort, cabin and campground operation on Cormorant Lake near The Pas in northern Manitoba, worked by the Nabess family since 1966. Drive-to per-person packages cover northern pike and walleye fishing with cabin, boat, motor, fuel and guide included, alongside winter ice-fishing trips, spring and fall bear hunts, game-bird packages and sightseeing.
2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsNorthwest Division
MNRF stocking records
Stocking history
MNRF recreational fish stocking recorded for this water.
| Year | Species | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Lake Trout | 164,785 |
| 2008 | Lake Trout | 117,000 |
| 2002 | Lake Trout | 50,000 |
| 2001 | Lake Trout | 100,000 |
| 1998 | Lake Trout | 80,000 |
| 1997 | Lake Trout | 50,000 |
| 1996 | Lake Trout | 112,000 |
| 1995 | Lake Trout | 50,000 |
| 1994 | Lake Trout | 50,000 |
| 1993 | Lake Trout | 50,000 |
| 1992 | Lake Trout | 23,400 |
| 1991 | Lake Trout | 33,000 |
Comparable trips
Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- Clearwater Lake8 shared species · 71,403 ac
- Kississing Lake8 shared species · 68,429 ac
- Athapapuskow Lake8 shared species · 62,820 ac
- Burntwood Lake8 shared species · 31,943 ac
- Schist Lake8 shared species · 5,857 ac
Around this water