Shabu Lake
Walleye opens Sat, May 16 — it lies 68 km northeast of Red Lake, and the nearest road is 19 miles off — this is fly-in water.
Shabu Lake is the 453rd-largest of 1,629 named lakes in Ontario Far North, with 15 miles of charted shoreline and 11 islands. Its 43 ft maximum depth is greater than 46% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
MNRF aquatic resource surveys
Fish species
Also present: Blacknose Shiner, Burbot, Cisco, Emerald Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter x Tesselated Darter, Mimic Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Trout-Perch, White Sucker
On this water
Lodges & operators 0
No lodge is based on Shabu Lake itself. These are the closest that are — each on its own water, with the straight-line distance from here.
- Owl's Nest LodgeListed — not yet verified18 mi away
Home water: Trout Lake
owlsnestlodge.ca · 705-857-2565
- Pleasure Point Cottages✓ Verifiedresortdrive-tohousekeeping18 mi away
Home water: Trout Lake
Pleasure Point Cottages rents nine self-contained housekeeping cottages on a four-acre point with about 1,100 feet of frontage on Trout Lake near Barry's Bay, Ontario, on a chain of four connected lakes. Cottages 1 through 7 are lakefront and 8 and 9 are lake-view; each has a 3- or 4-piece bathroom, kitchen appliances, satellite TV, propane BBQ and fire pit, and guests supply their own bedding and towels. There is an on-site boat launch and docking with free canoes, kayaks and pedal boats, but no boat rentals; Algonquin Park is about a 30-minute drive west.
- Booi's Fly-in Lodge✓ Verifiedlodgefly-inhousekeeping18 mi away
Home water: Trout Lake
Booi's Fly-in Lodge is an island lodge on Trout Lake, about 20 minutes by floatplane north of Red Lake, Ontario, reachable only by air. Guests fish walleye, northern pike and lake trout from 18-foot boats with 25 hp outboards, and stay in log-and-pine chalet cottages of two to six bedrooms with full kitchens. The base plan is light housekeeping with cottage attendant service; meals are ordered a la carte in the main lodge, and the package includes complimentary guided shore lunches three mornings a week and a steak night.
- Sandy Beach Lodge✓ Verifiedlodgefly-inamerican · housekeeping18 mi away
Home water: Trout Lake
Fly-in fishing and hunting lodge on Trout Lake inside the Trout Lake Conservation Reserve, about 20 minutes by float plane from Red Lake, Ontario, family-operated for more than 40 years. Nine cabins sleeping three to eight guests, the majority of them on the shoreline, have 24-hour electric power, heat and full bathrooms, and the lodge sells guided and unguided Deluxe American Plan packages with meals as well as self-catered housekeeping packages. Guests fish walleye, northern pike and lake trout on a 25-mile island-studded catch-and-release lake with boat access to Otter, Mud and Little Trout lakes via the Trout River; bear (5-night) and moose (7-night) hunt packages are also sold.
2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsFMZ 4
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 4 summary before you fish.
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