Orono Lake
Walleye opens Sat, May 16 — it lies 29 km east of Pauingassi, and the nearest road is 24 miles off — this is fly-in water.
Orono Lake is the 186th-largest of 1,629 named lakes in Ontario Far North, with 66 miles of charted shoreline and 69 islands. Its 21 ft maximum depth is greater than 13% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
MNRF aquatic resource surveys
Fish species
Also present: Blacknose Shiner, Fathead Minnow, Johnny Darter x Tesselated Darter, Logperch, Mimic Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Trout-Perch, White Sucker
On this water
Lodges & operators 0
No lodge is based on Orono Lake itself. These are the closest that are — each on its own water, with the straight-line distance from here.
- Shining Falls Lodge✓ Verifiedlodgefly-inamerican · housekeeping31 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.
- Dogskin Lake Lodge and Outposts Ltd.✓ Verifiedlodgefly-inamerican · housekeeping36 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.
- Amphibian Lake Lodge & Outposts Inc.✓ Verifiedoutpost networkfly-inamerican · housekeeping41 mi away
Home water: Amphibian Lake
A remote fly-in lodge on Amphibian Lake on the Pigeon River, about 150 air miles northeast of Winnipeg, sold either as a full-service American-plan lodge or as a self-catering deluxe outpost for groups of up to 16. Trophy walleye and northern pike are the draw, alongside whitefish, goldeye, sauger and perch, and the only access is a roughly 55-minute float-plane flight from the operator's Lac du Bonnet air base.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Whitefish | Open all year | S - 12 | C - 6 |
| 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.) |
| Yellow Perch | Open all year | S - 50 | C - 25 |
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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