Keecheneekee Sahkaheekahn/Upper Goose Lake
Walleye opens Sat, May 16 — it lies 35 km northwest of Casummit Lake, and the nearest road is 36 miles off — this is fly-in water.
Keecheneekee Sahkaheekahn/Upper Goose Lake is the 90th-largest of 1,629 named lakes in Ontario Far North, with 53 miles of charted shoreline and 52 islands. Its 40 ft maximum depth is greater than 41% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
MNRF aquatic resource surveys
Fish species
Also present: Blacknose Shiner, Burbot, Cisco, Emerald Shiner, Johnny Darter x Tesselated Darter, Logperch, Mimic Shiner, Ninespine Stickleback, Northern Pearl Dace, Spottail Shiner, Trout-Perch, White Sucker
On this water
Lodges & operators 0
No lodge is based on Keecheneekee Sahkaheekahn/Upper Goose Lake itself. These are the closest that are — each on its own water, with the straight-line distance from here.
- LATREILLE LAKE LODGE✓ Verifiedlodgefly-inamerican · housekeeping43 mi away
Home water: Latreille Lake
Remote fly-in fishing and hunting lodge on Latreille Lake, about 80 air miles northeast of Vermilion Bay and reachable only by float plane from Clark's Cedar Lake base. American Plan main lodge with ten double rooms plus a private eight-person cabin, and two self-catered outpost camps on the adjoining Margaret and Allison lakes; walleye and northern pike over roughly 300 miles of shoreline, with spring and fall bear and moose hunts.
- Owl's Nest LodgeListed — not yet verified43 mi away
Home water: Trout Lake
owlsnestlodge.ca · 705-857-2565
- Pleasure Point Cottages✓ Verifiedresortdrive-tohousekeeping43 mi away
Home water: Trout Lake
Pleasure Point Cottages rents nine self-contained housekeeping cottages on a four-acre point with about 1,100 feet of frontage on Trout Lake near Barry's Bay, Ontario, on a chain of four connected lakes. Cottages 1 through 7 are lakefront and 8 and 9 are lake-view; each has a 3- or 4-piece bathroom, kitchen appliances, satellite TV, propane BBQ and fire pit, and guests supply their own bedding and towels. There is an on-site boat launch and docking with free canoes, kayaks and pedal boats, but no boat rentals; Algonquin Park is about a 30-minute drive west.
- Booi's Fly-in Lodge✓ Verifiedlodgefly-inhousekeeping43 mi away
Home water: Trout Lake
Booi's Fly-in Lodge is an island lodge on Trout Lake, about 20 minutes by floatplane north of Red Lake, Ontario, reachable only by air. Guests fish walleye, northern pike and lake trout from 18-foot boats with 25 hp outboards, and stay in log-and-pine chalet cottages of two to six bedrooms with full kitchens. The base plan is light housekeeping with cottage attendant service; meals are ordered a la carte in the main lodge, and the package includes complimentary guided shore lunches three mornings a week and a steak night.
2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsFMZ 4
- Special limit on this water — Lake Sturgeon: Closed all year · Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits (All waters located within the portion of Zone 2 from the Ontario / Manitoba interprovincial boundary east along the line of 52°35’N. latitude, to the intersection with 93°50’W. longitude, thence south to the intersection with 52°10’N. latitude, thence east to the intersection with 92°10’W. longitude, thence south to the Zone 2 boundary, including all of the waters within Woodland Caribou Provincial Park; thence in a westerly direction to the Ontario/Manitoba interprovincial boundary, thence northerly to the intersection with 52°35’N. latitude.)
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 4 summary before you fish.
Comparable trips
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Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
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- Birch Lake15 shared species · 28,067 ac
- Premier Lake15 shared species · 382 ac
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