Sparrowhawk Lake
One lake, 2 charted basins — combined figures below.
Walleye opens Sat, May 16 — it lies 28 km northeast of Pauingassi, and the nearest road is 38 miles off — this is fly-in water.
Sparrowhawk Lake is the 507th-largest of 1,629 named lakes in Ontario Far North, with 27 miles of charted shoreline and 14 islands.
MNRF aquatic resource surveys
Fish species
On this water
Lodges & operators 0
No lodge is based on Sparrowhawk 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 · housekeeping36 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✓ Verifiedlodgehousekeeping41 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.
- Amphibian Lake Lodge & Outposts Inc.✓ Verifiedoutpost networkfly-inamerican · housekeeping44 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.
- Dogskin Lake Lodge and Outposts Ltd.✓ Verifiedlodgefly-inamerican · housekeeping46 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.
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.)
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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