Pringle Lake
Walleye opens Sat, May 16 — it lies 65 km west of Eabametoong First Nation, and the nearest road is 39 miles off — this is fly-in water.
Pringle Lake is the 282nd-largest of 1,629 named lakes in Ontario Far North, with 18 miles of charted shoreline and 6 islands. Its 38 ft maximum depth is greater than 35% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
MNRF aquatic resource surveys
Fish species
Also present: Bluntnose Minnow, Johnny Darter x Tesselated Darter, Logperch, Mimic Shiner, Spottail Shiner, White Sucker
On this water
Lodges & operators 0
No lodge is based on Pringle Lake itself. These are the closest that are — each on its own water, with the straight-line distance from here.
- Miminiska Lodge✓ Verifiedlodgefly-inamerican20 mi away
Home water: Miminiska Lake
Wilderness North's flagship full-service fly-in lodge, roughly 235 miles north of Thunder Bay where the Albany River widens into Miminiska Lake. Guests fly in from Thunder Bay for lake-and-river walleye and northern pike plus a well-regarded brook trout fishery, with all meals, boat and motor, and daily housekeeping included; it is also the base for the company's fly-fishing itineraries.
- Great North Fishing Company✓ Verifiedoutpost networkfly-inhousekeeping37 mi away
Home water: Sim Lake
Fly-in operation out of Armstrong Station, Ontario, running an eight-person outpost cabin on Sim Lake plus a second camp at Harvey. Sim Lake holds walleye, northern pike and whitefish, with an irregular shoreline, mid-lake islands and bays reaching 16-24 feet. Cabins are housekeeping, with solar lighting, propane fridge and stove, hot and cold running water, in-cabin shower, BBQ, fish fryer, screened porch and Starlink internet; self-guided moose hunting is offered in Wildlife Management Unit 17, where the cabin is the only one on the lake.
2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsFMZ 2
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 |
| Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass or any combination | Open all year | S - 4, no size limit from July 1 - Nov. 30 | C - 2, no size limit from July 1 - Nov. 30 |
| 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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