First Cranberry Lake
First Cranberry Lake is the 50th-largest of 1,054 named lakes in Northwest Manitoba, with 38 miles of charted shoreline and 34 islands. The lake lies 38 km southeast of Flin Flon.
Manitoba Fisheries · Waterbody Data
Fish species
Also present: Burbot, Cisco
Stocked: Walleye (most recently 1992).
Historically recorded gamefish (Manitoba Fisheries, Waterbody Data) — not a survey.
On this water
Lodges & operators 1
- Viking Lodge Ltd.✓ Verifiedlodgedrive-tohousekeeping
A drive-to lodge on First Cranberry Lake at Cranberry Portage, about 30 minutes from Flin Flon in northwestern Manitoba, with 16 self-catering cabins, full-service RV sites, a restaurant and an on-site general store. Guests fish over 50 miles of connected lakes and rivers from the docks for walleye, lake trout and northern pike in open water and through the ice, and the lodge also runs guided black bear hunts over baited sites.
2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsNorthwest Division
MNRF stocking records
Stocking history
MNRF recreational fish stocking recorded for this water.
| Year | Species | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Walleye | 25,000 |
| 1991 | Walleye | 25,000 |
| 1990 | Walleye | 5,000,000 |
| 1989 | Walleye | 750,000 |
| 1987 | Walleye | 4,500,000 |
| 1984 | Walleye | 2,000,000 |
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