Troutfly Lake
Walleye opens Sat, May 16 — it lies 62 km west of Eabametoong First Nation, and the nearest road is 29 miles off — this is fly-in water.
Troutfly Lake is the 150th-largest of 1,629 named lakes in Ontario Far North, with 24 miles of charted shoreline and 9 islands.
MNRF aquatic resource surveys
Fish species
On this water
Lodges & operators 0
No lodge is based on Troutfly Lake itself. These are the closest that are — each on its own water, with the straight-line distance from here.
- Miminiska Lodge✓ Verifiedlodgefly-inamerican15 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.
2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsFMZ 2
- Special limit on this water — Lake Trout: Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits · Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits (Troutfly Lake (51°41'59"N., 88°53'22"W.))
Ice-out here is typically mid May (modeled from regional ice records).
| Species | Season | Sport licence | Conservation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Trout | Jan. 1 - Sept. 30 | S - 2, not more than 1 greater than 56 cm (22 in.) from Sept. 1 - Sept. 30; no size limit rest of year | C - 1, any size |
| 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.) |
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.
Eating what you catch
Consumption advisories
Recommended meals per month from Ontario's fish contaminant monitoring — ranges span the tested fish sizes.
| Species | General | Sensitive* | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Whitefish | 12 | 8–12 | Mercury, PCB |
| Northern Pike | 4–16 | 0–8 | Mercury |
| Walleye | 4–16 | 0–8 | Mercury |
*Women of child-bearing age and children under 15. Compiled from the MECP Guide to Eating Ontario Fish (2025 guide) — check the guide for size-specific advice before keeping fish.
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