Watjask Lakes
One lake, 6 charted basins — combined figures below.
it lies 46 km north of Roblin — a charted depth map is on file.
Watjask Lakes is the 276th-largest of 1,988 named lakes in Southern Manitoba, with 8.3 miles of charted shoreline and 1 island.
On this water
Lodges & operators 0
No lodge is based on Watjask Lakes itself. These are the closest that are — each on its own water, with the straight-line distance from here.
- Childs Lake Lodge and Outfitters✓ Verifiedlodgedrive-tohousekeeping16 mi away
Home water: Childs Lake
Year-round housekeeping cabin lodge on the shore of Childs Lake inside Duck Mountain Provincial Park, reached by road from Boggy Creek in western Manitoba. Six lakefront cabins with kitchenettes, screened porches and full baths serve summer anglers and winter ice-fishers; guests self-cater, and a small on-site store sells bottled water and firewood.
- Baldy Mountain Outfitters Manitoba Inc.✓ Verifiedoutfitterdrive-toamerican23 mi away
Home water: East Blue Lake
A family-run Duck Mountains outfitter offering five-day guided black bear hunts from cabins at Blue Lakes Resort. Hunts include lodging, meals, transport to bait sites and trophy care.
- Blue Lakes Resort✓ Verifiedresortdrive-tohousekeeping23 mi away
Home water: East Blue Lake
A drive-to housekeeping-cabin resort in the heart of Duck Mountain Provincial Park in western Manitoba, sitting on the neck of land between East Blue and West Blue Lakes near Garland. Eight lake-view cabins put guests on clear-water trout fishing - East Blue has produced provincial-record rainbow trout and also holds splake and lake trout, while West Blue offers lake trout, brown trout and walleye - with big-game and bird hunting in the surrounding GHA 18 in the fall.
- Prairie Eye Guiding✓ Verifiedoutfitterdrive-to35 mi away
Home water: Lake of the Prairies
A small owner-run fishing guide service working Lake of the Prairies, the Shellmouth reservoir on the Assiniboine River in western Manitoba, taking clients out for the reservoir's walleye and pike. Road-accessible day-trip guiding rather than a lodge — no lodging of its own is advertised.
2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsSouthern Division
No species survey has been published for this water, so these are the Southern Division's seasons as the guide states them — they apply here whatever swims in it.
- Rule for this water: closed to all fishing from November 15 to and including June 15. May only use artificial lures and flies and may only use one hook per lure. (West Watjask Lake)
Ice-out here is typically mid May (modeled from regional ice records).
| Species | Season |
|---|---|
| All Other Species | Open year-round |
| Lake Sturgeon | June 16 to and including April 30 |
| Lake Trout | November 1 to and including September 14 |
| Walleye/Sauger | May 9, 2026 to and including April 4, 2027 |
Division seasons transcribed from the Manitoba Anglers' Guide 2026 (in force April 1, 2026). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Muskellunge | 450 |
| 2017 | Muskellunge | 35 |
| 1981 | Walleye | 100,000 |
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