Wavell Lake
Walleye opens Sat, May 16 — it lies 98 km northeast of Red Lake, and the nearest road is 34 miles off — this is fly-in water.
Wavell Lake is the 289th-largest of 1,629 named lakes in Ontario Far North, with 13 miles of charted shoreline and 14 islands. Its 75 ft maximum depth is greater than 76% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
MNRF aquatic resource surveys
Fish species
Also present: Burbot, Cisco, Johnny Darter x Tesselated Darter, Spottail Shiner, Trout-Perch, White Sucker
On this water
Lodges & operators 0
No lodge is based on Wavell Lake itself. These are the closest that are — each on its own water, with the straight-line distance from here.
- LATREILLE LAKE LODGE✓ Verifiedlodgefly-inamerican · housekeeping32 mi away
Home water: Latreille Lake
Remote fly-in fishing and hunting lodge on Latreille Lake, about 80 air miles northeast of Vermilion Bay and reachable only by float plane from Clark's Cedar Lake base. American Plan main lodge with ten double rooms plus a private eight-person cabin, and two self-catered outpost camps on the adjoining Margaret and Allison lakes; walleye and northern pike over roughly 300 miles of shoreline, with spring and fall bear and moose hunts.
- KABEELO LODGE✓ Verifiedoutpost networkfly-indrive-toamerican · housekeeping37 mi away
Home water: Confederation Lake
KaBeeLo Lodge is a family-owned fishing and hunting business in Northwestern Ontario, running since 1972 from a main base on Confederation Lake with a mailing address at Ear Falls. The main base is reachable by road and serves cooked meals, while guests are flown by floatplane - through the operation's own air carrier, KaBeeLo Airways, certified in 1978 - to 13 outpost cabins on separate lakes. Four 2026 fishing packages are listed: a short remote outpost stay, a seven-night outpost stay, daily fly-outs that return to the main base each evening, and a drive-in stay at the main base. Outpost trips supply food, boats, motors and fuel for self-catered cooking; the operation also sells black bear, moose and grouse hunts, and targets walleye, northern pike and lake trout.
- UCHI LAKE LODGE✓ Verifiedlodgefly-inamerican · housekeeping37 mi away
Home water: Uchi Lake
Uchi Lake Lodge sits alone on a 12-mile lake in northwestern Ontario, roughly three hours' drive north of the Minnesota border, and is run by an operator reachable at summer premises in Ear Falls. Six guest cabins hold parties of two up to twenty-eight, all with 24-hour power, three-piece washrooms, wood stoves and Starlink service in the main building. Guests arrive either by floatplane from Onaway Lodge at Ear Falls or by driving to the end of the road and covering the final 5.5 miles in the operator's Sherp amphibious 4x4; both catered (Deluxe American) and self-catered (Housekeeping) plans are sold, each including a Lund boat, 15 HP Yamaha motor and unlimited fuel and ice. Beyond walleye and pike fishing on a catch-and-release lake, the operator sells four moose-hunting packages each fall in WMUs 4 and 16A, limited to about two groups per season.
- Owl's Nest LodgeListed — not yet verified37 mi away
Home water: Trout Lake
owlsnestlodge.ca · 705-857-2565
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.
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* |
|---|---|---|
| Burbot (Ling) | 8 | Do not eat |
| Lake Whitefish | 16–32 | 8–16 |
| Northern Pike | 0–8 | 0–4 |
| Walleye | 0–12 | 0–4 |
| White Sucker | 4–32 | 0–16 |
Advisory cause across all species: 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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