Lake Winnipeg
One lake, 108 charted basins — combined figures below.
Lake Winnipeg is the largest of 1,983 named lakes in Southern Manitoba, with 2,424 miles of charted shoreline and 2,346 islands. Winnipeg Beach sits right on its shore.
Manitoba Fisheries · Waterbody Data
Fish species
Also present: Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Burbot, Channel Catfish, Cisco, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Goldeye, Lake Sturgeon, Mooneye, Quillback, Rock Bass, Sauger, White Bass, White Sucker
Stocked: Kokanee, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Walleye (most recently 2002).
Historically recorded gamefish (Manitoba Fisheries, Waterbody Data) — not a survey.
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2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsSouthern Division
MNRF stocking records
Stocking history
MNRF recreational fish stocking recorded for this water.
| Year | Species | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Lake Whitefish | 480,000 |
| 2002 | Walleye | 2,000,000 |
| 2001 | Walleye | 500,000 |
| 2000 | Walleye | 2,000,000 |
| 1998 | Walleye | 2,000,000 |
| 1997 | Walleye | 2,000,000 |
| 1996 | Walleye | 1,000,000 |
| 1994 | Walleye | 3,650,000 |
| 1992 | Lake Whitefish | 2,000,000 |
| 1992 | Walleye | 5,000,000 |
| 1990 | Walleye | 350,000 |
| 1984 | Walleye | 2,000,000 |
Comparable trips
Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- Lake Manitoba16 shared species · 1,146,016 ac
- Lac du Bonnet11 shared species · 20,248 ac
- Lake Winnipegosis10 shared species · 1,272,082 ac
- Dauphin Lake10 shared species · 127,948 ac
- Lake St. Martin10 shared species · 62,405 ac
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