Namiwan Lakes
Walleye opens Sat, May 16 — it lies 44 km northeast of Pauingassi, and the nearest road is 33 miles off — this is fly-in water.
Namiwan Lakes is the 356th-largest of 1,629 named lakes in Ontario Far North, with 34 miles of charted shoreline and 40 islands.
MNRF aquatic resource surveys
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Lodges & operators 0
No lodge is based on Namiwan Lakes itself. These are the closest that are — each on its own water, with the straight-line distance from here.
- Shining Falls Lodge✓ Verifiedlodgefly-inamerican · housekeeping44 mi away
Home water: Family Lake
A float-plane fly-in fishing lodge set on an island in Family Lake in eastern Manitoba, surrounded by Atikaki wilderness park and a short boat ride below Shining Falls on the Pigeon River. Four lakefront cabins are sold either American plan or housekeeping, with high-volume walleye and trophy-class northern pike as the draw; guests fly in from Bissett.
- Harrop Lake Wilderness Lodge✓ Verifiedlodgehousekeeping49 mi away
Home water: Harrop Lake
A remote eastern-Manitoba fishing and hunting lodge on Harrop Lake, east of the Berens River and Lake Winnipeg, running two satellite outposts on Whiskeyjack Lake and Head Leaf Lake. It sells guided multi-day trips ranging from three to seven days, plus moose and black bear hunt packages combined with fishing.
2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsFMZ 2
- Special limit on this water — : Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits · Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits · Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait (All waters north of latitude of the 11th baseline (51°48’11”N.) and west of longitude 89°00’W.)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.) |
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.
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