Sport Fishing Capital of Manitoba
Do you consistently enjoy non-stop fishing action in a pristine and secluded setting? Do you want a very real chance at hooking a fish of a lifetime? Are you bored of doing the same-ole lodge or lake? Are you ready to experience fishing unlike what many anglers have experienced before?
Let's be honest. To enjoy truly spectacular fishing, you have to go to the end of the road. Lynn Lake is located that the end of the road - literally in Manitoba. Pure, isolated, and non-stop are some of the more frequently used words that anglers use to describe their experience while planning their trip for next year.
Catching trophy northern pike (also known as jackfish), walleye (also known as pickeral), and trout (lake trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and brook (speckled trout) all in the same day, is possible! Stop with the pretenders and go where there are real fishing opportunities.
Catching your trophy fish can be done by: (1) fishing Lynn Lake and Area road-accessible lakes and rivers, or (2) trying the Lynn Lake area lodges. Can't decide? DO BOTH!
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Lynn Lake & Area Road Accessible Lakes
Anglers can bring their own boat, motor and fishing equipment, or rent it in Lynn Lake. Local licensed guides and outfitters are available to take you to where the big ones hide. Don't think that the fishing in these lakes is overrated. Take it from Bob Izumi - the fishing here is incredible!
Along Highway #394
Lake and Distance from Lynn Lake |
Species |
Features |
| Berge Lake Berge Lake Provincial Park 4 miles |
Walleye, Pike | Camping, boat launch |
| Ralph Lake 7 miles |
Walleye, Pike | Boat launch |
| Little Brightsand 9 miles |
Walleye, Pike | Boat Launch |
| Zed Lake 12 miles |
Walleye, Pike, Lake Trout |
Camping, boat launch |
| Goldsand Lake 20 miles |
Walleye, Pike | 4x4 truck, canoe or by foot |
| Vandekerchove Lake 27 miles |
Walleye, Pike, Lake Trout |
Wolverine Lodge; Cabins, boat rental, boat launch at Miles 31, 33, 35 |
| Carswell (also known as Baldy Lake) 45 miles |
Walleye, Pike, Lake Trout |
Boat launch, camping site |
| McMillan Lake 45 miles (accessed via portage from Carswell Lake) |
Walleye, Pike, Lake Trout |
By Portage from McMillian Lake |
| Reindeer Lake 63 miles |
Walleye, Pike, Grayling, Lake Trout | At the community of Kinoosao, there is a public boat launch, with a general store selling supplies |
Along Highway #396
Lake and Distance from Lynn Lake |
Species |
Features |
| Motriuk Lake 8 miles |
Walleye, Pike | Boat Launch |
| Gemmell Lake 10 miles |
Speckled Trout | Canoes only |
| Dunphy Lake 24 miles |
Walleye, Pike | Boat Launch |
Along Highway #391
Lake and Distance from Lynn Lake |
Species |
Features |
| Cockeram Lake 6.5 miles |
Walleye, Pike | Camping, boat launch |
| Hughes Lake 22 miles |
Walleye, Pike | Camping, boat launch |
| Hughes River 30 miles |
Walleye, Pike | Camping, fishing on foot access from the bridge over Highway #391 |
| Eden Lake 36 miles |
Walleye, Pike | Camping, boat launch |
World-Class Lodges
The prestigious Manitoba Master Angler award is well-known among serious anglers. This award recognizes trophy fish from among 28 types of sport fish found in the Province of Manitoba. Lodges serviced out of Lynn Lake or bodies of water found within Northwest Manitoba accessible by charter from Lynn Lake as the regional centre, regularly produce Master Angler Awards.
Of the all-time* top-25 record fish caught:
- 18 Arctic Grayling records came from Nueltin Lake and Kasmere Lake.
- 12 Brook Trout records came from the Churchill River.
- 11 Brown Trout records came from Laurie Lake.
- 15 Lake Trout records came from Nueltin Lake, Big Sand Lake, Kasmere Lake , Reindeer Lake, Nejanilini Lake and Kamuchawie Lake.
- 5 Northern Pike records came from the Burntwood River, Nueltin Lake, Vanderkerckhove Lake, Reindeer Lake and Munroe Lake.
*Source: 2004 Manitoba Fishing and Hunting Adventures. A publication of Travel Manitoba.
For further information, visit Lynn Lake and Area Lodges and Outfitters
And that's proof. But don't take our word for it. Lynn Lake is for persons that want assurance of a true northern fishing adventure for yourself, your family and/or your friends.