Lac du Bonnet Ponds
One lake, 3 charted basins — combined figures below.
Northern Pike is open all year here — it lies 5 km northeast of Lac du Bonnet.
Lac du Bonnet Ponds is the 1734th-largest of 1,988 named lakes in Southern Manitoba, with 1.1 miles of charted shoreline.
Manitoba Fisheries · Waterbody Data
Fish species
Also present: Black Bullhead, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, White Sucker
Stocked: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Tiger Trout (most recently 2026).
Historically recorded gamefish (Manitoba Fisheries, Waterbody Data) — not a survey.
On this water
Lodges & operators 0
No lodge is based on Lac du Bonnet Ponds itself. These are the closest that are — each on its own water, with the straight-line distance from here.
- Riverview Lodge Inc.✓ Verifiedresortdrive-tohousekeeping14 mi away
Home water: Eleanor Lake
Year-round lakefront cabin resort on Eleanor Lake inside Whiteshell Provincial Park, about an hour east of Winnipeg, letting six self-catering cabins with jacuzzis, hot tubs, wood fireplaces and full kitchens. Guests fish, swim and boat from a private beach and dock — canoes, kayaks and paddle boats come with the cabin and fishing boats rent separately — and it stays open through the winter for snowmobiling and snowshoeing.
- Nutimik Lodge✓ Verifiedlodgedrive-tohousekeeping18 mi away
Home water: Nutimik Lake
A drive-to cabin lodge on Nutimik Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park, about an hour and a half east of Winnipeg on Highway 307 where the Winnipeg River broadens into a chain of lakes. Stays are self-catering in year-round premium and deluxe cabins plus May-to-October seasonal cabins, with three beaches, complimentary use of kayaks, canoes, paddleboards and a pedal boat, a retail store and a take-out diner on site.
- Betula Lake Resort✓ Verifiedresortdrive-tohousekeeping25 mi away
Home water: Betula Lake
A drive-to cabin resort on Betula Lake inside Whiteshell Provincial Park near Seven Sisters Falls, renting twelve self-catering cabins that sleep anywhere from two to twelve guests. Walleye is the local fish, worked from rental fishing boats and pontoons in summer and through the ice in winter, with canoes and kayaks included and a beer vendor and gift shop on site.
- Big Woods Wilderness Outfitters✓ Verifiedoutfitterdrive-toamerican33 mi away
Home water: Bird Lake
A guided big-game outfitter working roughly 2,400 square miles in and around Nopiming Provincial Park in southeastern Manitoba, about 110 miles northeast of Winnipeg along the Ontario border. It runs Monday-to-Friday whitetail deer hunts across the archery, muzzleloader and rifle seasons plus spring and fall baited black bear hunts, with a timber wolf hunt included on a deer licence; hunters drive in on maintained roads and stay two to a heated cabin above Bird Lake with all meals and guides included.
2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsSouthern Division
- Stocked trout water: All brown trout and tiger trout must be released. No motors, except electric motors, may be used on this water. This water is open to fishing all year, with the following exceptions. All Lake trout caught must be released from September 15 to and including October 31. No fishing for walleye during the walleye closed season from April 6, 2026 to and including May 8, 2026. No bow fishing, dip netting, or seining is allowed on stocked trout waters. In Duck Mountain Provincial Park, and in Porcupine Provincial Forest, all trout smaller than 35 cm must be released, except those caught in streams.
Ice-out here is typically early May (modeled from regional ice records).
| Species | Season | Possession limit | Size restriction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Trout (except stocked trout waters) | Open year-round | 1 | None may exceed 45 cm |
| Brown & Black Bullhead | Open year-round | 25 | — |
| Northern Pike (Jackfish) | Open year-round | 4 | None may exceed 75 cm |
| Stocked Brook, Brown, & Rainbow Trout; Splake & other Trout hybrids; & Arctic Char (any species or combination) | Open year-round | 3 | Only one may exceed 45 cm; None may exceed 60 cm |
| Yellow Perch | Open year-round | 25 | — |
Division seasons and provincial limits transcribed from the Manitoba Anglers' Guide 2026 (in force April 1, 2026), shown for this lake's species. The guide is itself a summary — the regulations in force, not necessarily those in the guide, apply. Waters can carry their own rules; confirm with the official guide (PDF) before you fish — and with the current publications page if a newer edition is out.
Manitoba stocking records
Stocking history
Fish stocking recorded for this water by Manitoba's Fisheries Branch.
| Year | Species | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Brook Trout | 80 |
| 2026 | Brown Trout | 500 |
| 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 500 |
| 2026 | Tiger Trout | 300 |
| 2025 | Brown Trout | 700 |
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 700 |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 500 |
| 2024 | Tiger Trout | 1,000 |
| 2023 | Brown Trout | 580 |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 1,000 |
| 2022 | Brown Trout | 500 |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 500 |
Comparable trips
Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- Lac du Bonnet6 shared species · 20,248 ac
- Goudney Reservoir5 shared species · 29 ac
- Boissevain Reservoir5 shared species · 62 ac
- Groszok Lake5 shared species · 79 ac
- Norris Lake5 shared species · 132 ac
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