Musclow Lake
it lies 87 km northwest of Red Lake — the nearest road is 52 miles off — this is fly-in water, and a charted depth map is on file.
Musclow Lake is the 111th-largest of 1,629 named lakes in Ontario Far North, with 43 miles of charted shoreline and 51 islands.
On this water
Lodges & operators 0
No lodge is based on Musclow Lake itself. These are the closest that are — each on its own water, with the straight-line distance from here.
- Gammon River East Outcamps Inc.✓ Verifiedcampfly-inhousekeeping21 mi away
A single fly-in outcamp occupying a private island inside Atikaki Provincial Park in eastern Manitoba, reached by a 30-minute floatplane hop from Blue Water Aviation at Silver Falls, about 30 km north of Lac du Bonnet. One group at a time rents the fully equipped three-bedroom camp to itself and fishes the Gammon River system unguided for walleye and northern pike; accommodation for resident moose hunters is also offered.
- Aikens Lake Wilderness Lodge✓ Verifiedlodgefly-inamerican · housekeeping22 mi away
Home water: Aikens Lake
A fly-in fishing lodge operating since 1949 on Aikens Lake inside Atikaki Provincial Park in eastern Manitoba, reached by van from Winnipeg to Silver Falls and then float plane. Three tiers of stay - a fully guided, all-meals main lodge, the catered Great Gray Owl mini-lodge, and the do-it-yourself Lost Lake Outpost - on water known for trophy walleye and northern pike.
- Dogskin Lake Lodge and Outposts Ltd.✓ Verifiedlodgefly-inamerican · housekeeping23 mi away
Home water: Dogskin Lake
Fly-in fishing and hunting lodge on Dogskin Lake in Atikaki Provincial Park, eastern Manitoba, reached by a 45-minute floatplane flight from Lac du Bonnet. The American-plan main lodge fishes about 7,000 acres of water the operator holds sole outfitting rights to, plus 3,000 acres of portage lakes and rivers, for walleye typically 18-24 inches and northern pike in the 28-36 inch range. Four self-guided outpost camps on their own private lakes (Mannifrank, Noname, Black and the hunting-only South Eagle) run solar power, Starlink and full kitchens, and the operator also guides moose and spring black bear hunts on roughly 60,000 acres of Crown land.
- Atikaki Wallace Lake Lodge & Outposts✓ Verifiedlodgedrive-tofly-inhousekeeping33 mi away
Home water: Wallace Lake
A family-run drive-to lodge on Wallace Lake, 19 km east of Bissett at the last road-accessible entry into Atikaki Provincial Wilderness Park, offering three light-housekeeping cabins for up to 16 guests on walleye, pike and perch water with access through to Siderock Lake. It also runs four fly-in housekeeping outpost cabins (Carroll, Craven and Obukowin lakes and the Gammon River) plus a Tam Guy Lake boat cache, flown from a Lac du Bonnet float base, and sells guided spring black bear and fall moose hunts.
2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsFMZ 2
- 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).
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.
Eating what you catch
Consumption advisories
Recommended meals per month from Ontario's fish contaminant monitoring — ranges span the tested fish sizes.
| Species | General | Sensitive* |
|---|---|---|
| Burbot (Ling) | 4–8 | 0–4 |
| Lake Whitefish | 16 | 4–8 |
| Northern Pike | 0–12 | 0–4 |
| Walleye | 2–16 | 0–12 |
Advisory cause across all species: Mercury.
*Women of child-bearing age and children under 15. Compiled from the MECP Guide to Eating Ontario Fish (2025 guide) — check the guide for size-specific advice before keeping fish.
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