Burbot ice fishing in Manitoba
100 Manitoba lakes on this site have burbot on record, largest first. A lake without a record may still hold them: records come from provincial open data and our own research, and are not complete. Some records are stocking records, which show what a province has stocked, not everything in the lake.
Lakes
- Lake Winnipeg, 23,900 km², near Arborg
- Lake Winnipegosis, 5,040 km², near Camperville
- Cedar Lake (MB), 2,500 km², near The Pas
- Southern Indian Lake, 2,310 km², near Thompson
- Nueltin Lake, 1,920 km², near Arviat
- Gods Lake, 1,020 km², near Gods River
- Playgreen Lake, 760 km², near Norway House
- Lake Dauphin, 516 km², near Dauphin
- Sipiwesk Lake, 514 km², near Cross Lake 19A
- Molson Lake, 395 km², near Norway House
- Cormorant Lake, 339 km², near Cranberry Portage
- Lake St. Martin, 331 km², near Winnipegosis
- Stephens Lake, 317 km², near Gillam
- Nejanilini Lake, 291 km², near Churchill
- Cross Lake (MB), 286 km², near Cross Lake 19A
- Clearwater Lake (MB), 284 km², near The Pas
- Split Lake, 281 km², near Gillam
- Kississing Lake, 277 km², near Flin Flon
- Athapapuskow Lake, 256 km², near Creighton
- Big Sand Lake, 248 km², near Thompson
- Reed Lake, 190 km², near Snow Lake
- Kiskitto Lake, 175 km², near Norway House
- Wekusko Lake, 175 km², near Snow Lake
- Walker Lake, 135 km², near Cross Lake 19A
- Edmund Lake, 123 km², near Gods River
- Paint Lake, 120 km², near Thompson
- Lac du Bonnet, 118 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Burntwood Lake, 111 km², near Snow Lake
- Rocky Lake, 111 km², near The Pas
- Wintering Lake, 109 km², near Thompson
- Kistigan Lake, 100 km², near Gods River
- Goldsand Lake, 92.8 km², near Pelican Narrows
- Egenolf Lake, 89.4 km², near Churchill
- Eden Lake, 69.6 km², near Thompson
- Fishing Lake, 64.3 km², near Red Lake
- File Lake, 54.2 km², near Snow Lake
- Sasaginnigak Lake, 51.5 km², near Powerview
- Nicklin Lake, 48.6 km², near Thompson
- Pipestone Lake, 38.9 km², near Cross Lake 19A
- Gull Lake, 30 km², near Gillam
- Armit Lake, 26.2 km², near Swan River
- Naosap Lake, 22.2 km², near Cranberry Portage
- Eardley Lake, 21.8 km², near Arborg
- Pothier Lake, 18.9 km², near Cranberry Portage
- Tramping Lake, 18.8 km², near Snow Lake
- First Cranberry Lake, 18.7 km², near Cranberry Portage
- Max Lake, 17.9 km², near Oxford House
- Wanipigow Lake, 16.8 km², near Powerview
- Harrop Lake, 16.3 km², near Norway House
- Falcon Lake, 15.3 km², near Kenora
- Sickle Lake, 15.3 km², near Thompson
- West Hawk Lake, 14.5 km², near Kenora
- Big Island Lake, 11 km², near Flin Flon
- Wallace Lake, 10.5 km², near Powerview
- North Steeprock Lake, 9.47 km², near Swan River
- Jessica Lake, 8.79 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Childs Lake, 8.42 km², near Roblin
- Lone Island Lake, 7.69 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Whitefish Lake, 6.83 km², near Swan River
- Lac Aimée, 6.43 km², near Flin Flon
- Lake Wahtopanah, 6.42 km², near Rivers
- Bowden Lake, 5.67 km², near Wabowden
- Nutimik Lake, 5.13 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Booster Lake, 5.03 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Preston Lake, 4.3 km², near Pelican Narrows
- Neso Lake, 3.55 km², near Cranberry Portage
- Kagipo Lake, 3.09 km², near Red Lake
- North Thomas Lake, 2.7 km², near Minnedosa
- Sailing Lake, 2.65 km², near Kenora
- Moore Lake, 2.05 km², near Powerview
- Float Island Lake, 1.47 km², near Swan River
- McGregor Lake, 1.4 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Deep Lake, 93 ha, near Swan River
- Virgin Lake, 79 ha, near Swan River
- Elbow Lake, 55 ha, near Powerview
- Amulet Lake, 18 ha, near Flin Flon
- Aikens Lake, near Powerview
- Big Whiteshell Lake, near Lac du Bonnet
- Black Lake, near Powerview
- Cauchon Lake, near Thompson
- Clark Lake, near Gillam
- Davidson Lake, near Lac du Bonnet
- Dorothy Lake, near Lac du Bonnet
- Eaglenest Lake, near Lac du Bonnet
- Ebb and Flow Lake, near Dauphin
- Garner Lake, near Powerview
- High Lake, near Kenora
- Little Stull Lake, near Gods River
- Manigotagan Lake, near Powerview
- North Knife Lake, near Churchill
- Obukowin Lake, near Red Lake
- Quesnel Lake, near Powerview
- Rorke Lake, near Gods River
- Schist Lake, near Creighton
- Second Cranberry Lake, near Cranberry Portage
- Sylvia Lake, near Lac du Bonnet
- Telford Pond, near Kenora
- Viking Lake, near Arborg
- Waskaiowaka Lake, near Gillam
- Wrong Lake, near Norway House
General burbot tips
Burbot (ling) feed hardest at night in mid to late winter; dead bait on or near the bottom, often after dark.
This is general guidance for the species, written by Ice Fish Canada, not a report from any one lake. Limits, size rules and closures vary by lake, so read the current Manitoba regulations before you fish. Measure the ice yourself: see the ice thickness guidance.
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