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Best walleye lakes in Manitoba

33 Manitoba waters list walleye (official records or labelled estimates), 30 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Low-light predator with reflective eyes. Feeds on structure edges at dawn, dusk and night.

1. Lake Winnipeg — 124 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
2. Lake Manitoba — 21 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
3. Lake of the Woods — 36 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 9 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
4. Whitemouth Lake — 10 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern Pike, Brook TroutWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
5. Little Limestone Lake — 33 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
6. Falcon Lake — 79 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
7. Wanipigow Lake — 16 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
8. St Andrew Lake — 13 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
9. West Hawk Lake — 394 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
10. Black Lake — 20 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
11. Bird Lake — 33 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
12. Tooth Lake — 56 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
13. Mantagao Lake — 10 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
14. Jessica Lake — 10 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Brereton Lake — 20 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie, Yellow PerchWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
16. Lake Metigoshe — 23 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie, BluegillWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
17. Booster Lake — 39 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, BurbotWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
18. Wellman Lake — 53 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites
19. Singush Lake — 39 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, MuskellungeWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
20. Whitefish Lake — 59 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
21. Neso Lake — 39 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, BurbotWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
22. Rice Lake — 16 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
23. Payuk Lake — 79 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
24. Russell Lake — 13 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
25. Bell Lake — 30 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site

…plus 8 more Manitoba waters holding walleye.

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When to fish walleye in Manitoba

• Spring 4–15 ft — Spawning runs to gravel shoals, rocky shorelines and inflows.
• Summer 15–35 ft — Deep humps and breaklines by day; edges and flats in low light.
• Fall 12–40 ft — Fish steep structure near deep basins; big fish move shallow at night.
• Winter 20–40 ft — Deep basin flats and humps; short dawn/dusk feeding windows.

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