Lake Manitoba
One lake, 38 charted basins — combined figures below.
Lake Manitoba is the 3rd-largest of 1,983 named lakes in Southern Manitoba, with 1,230 miles of charted shoreline and 728 islands. The lake lies 24 km north of Portage la Prairie.
Manitoba Fisheries · Waterbody Data
Fish species
Also present: Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Burbot, Channel Catfish, Cisco, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Goldeye, Mooneye, Quillback, Sauger, White Sucker
Stocked: Lake Whitefish, Sauger, Walleye (most recently 2026).
Historically recorded gamefish (Manitoba Fisheries, Waterbody Data) — not a survey.
On this water
Lodges & operators 1
- Lake Manitoba Narrows Lodge✓ Verifiedresortdrive-to
A highway-accessible lodge and campground on Lake Manitoba at the Narrows, providing fuel, food, basic supplies, beach access and boat-launch facilities.
2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsSouthern Division
MNRF stocking records
Stocking history
MNRF recreational fish stocking recorded for this water.
| Year | Species | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Walleye | 2,950,000 |
| 2025 | Walleye | 30,800,000 |
| 2024 | Walleye | 10,850,000 |
| 2023 | Walleye | 9,100,000 |
| 2022 | Walleye | 5,000,000 |
| 2021 | Walleye | 16,450,000 |
| 2019 | Walleye | 10,520,000 |
| 2018 | Walleye | 5,800,000 |
| 2014 | Walleye | 3,100,000 |
| 2013 | Walleye | 2,300,000 |
| 2012 | Walleye | 12,100,000 |
| 2011 | Walleye | 13,100,000 |
Comparable trips
Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- Lake Winnipeg16 shared species · 5,896,279 ac
- Dauphin Lake11 shared species · 127,948 ac
- Lake Winnipegosis10 shared species · 1,272,082 ac
- Lake St. Martin10 shared species · 62,405 ac
- Lac du Bonnet10 shared species · 20,248 ac
Around this water