Hurst Lake
Walleye opens Sat, May 16 — it lies 38 km southwest of Eabametoong First Nation, and the nearest road is 23 miles off — this is fly-in water.
Hurst Lake is the 197th-largest of 1,629 named lakes in Ontario Far North, with 48 miles of charted shoreline and 29 islands. Its 69 ft maximum depth is greater than 73% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
MNRF aquatic resource surveys
Fish species
Also present: Burbot, Cisco, Johnny Darter x Tesselated Darter, Lake Chub, Logperch, Mottled Sculpin, Rhinichthys sp., Spottail Shiner, Trout-Perch, White Sucker
On this water
Lodges & operators 0
No lodge is based on Hurst Lake itself. These are the closest that are — each on its own water, with the straight-line distance from here.
- Great North Fishing Company✓ Verifiedoutpost networkfly-inhousekeeping18 mi away
Home water: Sim Lake
Fly-in operation out of Armstrong Station, Ontario, running an eight-person outpost cabin on Sim Lake plus a second camp at Harvey. Sim Lake holds walleye, northern pike and whitefish, with an irregular shoreline, mid-lake islands and bays reaching 16-24 feet. Cabins are housekeeping, with solar lighting, propane fridge and stove, hot and cold running water, in-cabin shower, BBQ, fish fryer, screened porch and Starlink internet; self-guided moose hunting is offered in Wildlife Management Unit 17, where the cabin is the only one on the lake.
- Miminiska Lodge✓ Verifiedlodgefly-inamerican23 mi away
Home water: Miminiska Lake
Wilderness North's flagship full-service fly-in lodge, roughly 235 miles north of Thunder Bay where the Albany River widens into Miminiska Lake. Guests fly in from Thunder Bay for lake-and-river walleye and northern pike plus a well-regarded brook trout fishery, with all meals, boat and motor, and daily housekeeping included; it is also the base for the company's fly-fishing itineraries.
- campfly-inhousekeeping33 mi away
Home water: Kagianagami Lake
Fly-in housekeeping outpost cabin on Kagianagami Lake ("Kag Lake"), roughly a 60-minute float-plane flight north of Nakina, sited in the narrows at the lake's north end where the Opichuan River flows out. The site lists walleye, lake trout, northern pike and brook trout; the lake is given as 217 square miles with 187 miles of shoreline and a maximum depth of 325 feet. The cabin sleeps 6 (stated max occupancy 10), is equipped for housekeeping with propane stove and fridge, wood heat, generator electricity, shower and running water, and comes with 14 ft boats and 9.9 hp four-stroke motors; guests do their own cooking and camp cleanup.
- Leuenberger's Kagianagami Lodge✓ Verifiedlodgefly-inamerican · modified american · housekeeping33 mi away
Home water: Kagianagami Lake
Fly-in operation out of Nakina run by the Leuenberger family since 1960, combining a full-service lodge on Kagianagami Lake with twelve remote housekeeping outpost cabins on separate lakes and its own air service using turbo Otters. The lodge has five guest cabins for groups of 6-12 with flush toilets, showers and generator power, and sells housekeeping, modified American and American plans. Kagianagami Lake covers about 20,000 acres with a maximum depth of 158 feet and holds walleye, northern pike and lake trout, with brook trout in the Opichuan River; moose hunts are also offered.
2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsFMZ 2
Ice-out here is typically mid May (modeled from regional ice records).
| Species | Season | Sport licence | Conservation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Whitefish | Open all year | S - 12 | C - 6 |
| 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.) |
| Yellow Perch | Open all year | S - 50 | C - 25 |
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.
Comparable trips
Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- Birch Lake13 shared species · 28,067 ac
- Narrow Lake12 shared species · 2,918 ac
- Seagrave Lake12 shared species · 3,316 ac
- Miminiska Lake12 shared species · 14,691 ac
- Premier Lake12 shared species · 382 ac
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