Wigwasikak Lake
it lies 32 km west of Cat Lake — the nearest road is 18 miles off — this is fly-in water, and a charted depth map is on file.
Wigwasikak Lake is the 521st-largest of 1,629 named lakes in Ontario Far North, with 17 miles of charted shoreline and 19 islands.
On this water
Lodges & operators 0
No lodge is based on Wigwasikak 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 · housekeeping47 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.
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.)
- Special limit on this water — Lake Sturgeon: Closed all year · Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits (All waters located within the portion of Zone 2 from the Ontario / Manitoba interprovincial boundary east along the line of 52°35’N. latitude, to the intersection with 93°50’W. longitude, thence south to the intersection with 52°10’N. latitude, thence east to the intersection with 92°10’W. longitude, thence south to the Zone 2 boundary, including all of the waters within Woodland Caribou Provincial Park; thence in a westerly direction to the Ontario/Manitoba interprovincial boundary, thence northerly to the intersection with 52°35’N. latitude.)
Ice-out here is typically mid May (modeled from regional ice records).
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* |
|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 4 | Do not eat |
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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