Sausage Lake
Walleye opens Sat, May 9 — it lies 53 km east of Powerview-Pine Falls, and a charted depth map is on file.
Sausage Lake is the 1154th-largest of 1,988 named lakes in Southern Manitoba, with 3.2 miles of charted shoreline.
Manitoba Fisheries · Waterbody Data
Fish species
Also present: White Sucker
Stocked: Walleye (most recently 1999).
Historically recorded gamefish (Manitoba Fisheries, Waterbody Data) — not a survey.
On this water
Lodges & operators 0
No lodge is based on Sausage Lake itself. These are the closest that are — each on its own water, with the straight-line distance from here.
- Big Woods Wilderness Outfitters✓ Verifiedoutfitterdrive-toamerican8.6 mi away
Home water: Bird Lake
A guided big-game outfitter working roughly 2,400 square miles in and around Nopiming Provincial Park in southeastern Manitoba, about 110 miles northeast of Winnipeg along the Ontario border. It runs Monday-to-Friday whitetail deer hunts across the archery, muzzleloader and rifle seasons plus spring and fall baited black bear hunts, with a timber wolf hunt included on a deer licence; hunters drive in on maintained roads and stay two to a heated cabin above Bird Lake with all meals and guides included.
- Atikaki Wallace Lake Lodge & Outposts✓ Verifiedlodgedrive-tofly-inhousekeeping30 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.
- Caribou Falls Lodge✓ Verifiedlodgedrive-tofly-inamerican · housekeeping31 mi away
Drive-to fishing and hunting lodge on the English River system about 70 miles (an hour and a half by road) north of Kenora, Ontario, with ten cabins and both American Plan and housekeeping options. Fishing is for walleye, northern pike, muskellunge and smallmouth bass, with boats supplied as 17-foot Lunds with 50-hp four-stroke outboards; float-plane arrival from Winnipeg or International Falls is also possible. Guided spring and fall black bear hunts run over a stated 275-square-mile territory with baited stands, retrieval and skinning included.
- Nutimik Lodge✓ Verifiedlodgedrive-tohousekeeping31 mi away
Home water: Nutimik Lake
A drive-to cabin lodge on Nutimik Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park, about an hour and a half east of Winnipeg on Highway 307 where the Winnipeg River broadens into a chain of lakes. Stays are self-catering in year-round premium and deluxe cabins plus May-to-October seasonal cabins, with three beaches, complimentary use of kayaks, canoes, paddleboards and a pedal boat, a retail store and a take-out diner on site.
2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsSouthern Division
Ice-out here is typically early May (modeled from regional ice records).
| Species | Season | Possession limit | Size restriction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Pike (Jackfish) | Open year-round | 4 | None may exceed 75 cm |
| Walleye (Pickerel) & Sauger (either or combined) | May 9, 2026 to and including April 4, 2027 | 4 | None may exceed 55 cm |
Division seasons and provincial limits transcribed from the Manitoba Anglers' Guide 2026 (in force April 1, 2026), shown for this lake's species. The guide is itself a summary — the regulations in force, not necessarily those in the guide, apply. Waters can carry their own rules; confirm with the official guide (PDF) before you fish — and with the current publications page if a newer edition is out.
Manitoba stocking records
Stocking history
Fish stocking recorded for this water by Manitoba's Fisheries Branch.
| Year | Species | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Walleye | 250,000 |
| 1998 | Walleye | 250,000 |
| 1997 | Walleye | 200,000 |
Comparable trips
Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
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- Groszok Lake3 shared species · 79 ac
- Mink Lake3 shared species · 80 ac
- Hidden Valley Lake3 shared species · 29 ac
- Goudney Reservoir3 shared species · 29 ac
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