East Blue Lake
East Blue Lake is the 421st-largest of 1,983 named lakes in Southern Manitoba, with 3.5 miles of charted shoreline. The lake lies 49 km north of Grandview.
Manitoba Fisheries · Waterbody Data
Fish species
Also present: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Splake
Stocked: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Splake, Walleye (most recently 2026).
Historically recorded gamefish (Manitoba Fisheries, Waterbody Data) — not a survey.
On this water
Lodges & operators 2
- Baldy Mountain Outfitters Manitoba Inc.✓ Verifiedoutfitterdrive-toamerican
A family-run Duck Mountains outfitter offering five-day guided black bear hunts from cabins at Blue Lakes Resort. Hunts include lodging, meals, transport to bait sites and trophy care.
- Blue Lakes Resort✓ Verifiedresortdrive-tohousekeeping
A drive-to housekeeping-cabin resort in the heart of Duck Mountain Provincial Park in western Manitoba, sitting on the neck of land between East Blue and West Blue Lakes near Garland. Eight lake-view cabins put guests on clear-water trout fishing - East Blue has produced provincial-record rainbow trout and also holds splake and lake trout, while West Blue offers lake trout, brown trout and walleye - with big-game and bird hunting in the surrounding GHA 18 in the fall.
2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsSouthern Division
MNRF stocking records
Stocking history
MNRF recreational fish stocking recorded for this water.
| Year | Species | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 17,000 |
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 20,000 |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 15,000 |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 23,500 |
| 2023 | Splake | 2,500 |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 17,100 |
| 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 16,500 |
| 2021 | Splake | 2,500 |
| 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 9,000 |
| 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 23,250 |
| 2018 | Rainbow Trout | 24,900 |
| 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 14,000 |
Comparable trips
Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- Laurie Lake6 shared species · 778 ac
- Childs Lake6 shared species · 2,078 ac
- Eaglenest Lake6 shared species · 12,010 ac
- Gull Lake5 shared species · 292 ac
- Lake Irwin5 shared species · 478 ac
Around this water