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Best walleye lakes in Manitoba

27 Manitoba waters hold walleye, 27 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — 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 · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Channel Catfish
2. Lake Manitoba — 21 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
3. Whitemouth Lake — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Brook Trout
4. Little Limestone Lake — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
5. Falcon Lake — 79 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout
6. Wanipigow Lake — 16 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
7. St Andrew Lake — 13 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
8. West Hawk Lake — 394 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Trout
9. Black Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
10. Bird Lake — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike
11. Tooth Lake — 56 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
12. Mantagao Lake — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
13. Jessica Lake — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
14. Brereton Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie, Yellow Perch
15. Booster Lake — 39 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Burbot
16. Wellman Lake — 53 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
17. Singush Lake — 39 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge
18. Whitefish Lake — 59 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
19. Neso Lake — 39 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Burbot
20. Rice Lake — 16 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
21. Payuk Lake — 79 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
22. Russell Lake — 13 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
23. Bell Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike
24. Star Lake — 23 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie
25. Cross Lake — 26 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch

…plus 2 more Manitoba waters holding walleye.

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.

Also in Manitoba: best smallmouth bass lakes · best northern pike lakes · best yellow perch lakes · best lake whitefish lakes · best burbot lakes · best cisco (lake herring) lakes

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