Eastern Manitoba

West Hawk Lake

StockedWalleye Northern Pike Yellow Perch Smallmouth Bass Lake Trout

About this lake

Formed by an ancient meteorite impact, West Hawk Lake is Manitoba's deepest lake with exceptionally clear water popular for scuba diving. The crater lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park holds walleye, northern pike, yellow perch and smallmouth bass; all trout must be released and trout fishing is closed Nov 1 to Apr 15. A Manitoba government bathymetric map is linked below.

Size: 14.6 km2

Max depth: 125 m

🏆 Trophy catches

The biggest documented fish caught here, from the Manitoba Master Angler record book.

45″ Northern PikeReleased

Walt Paulson · August 18, 2016

114.3 cm

44″ Northern PikeReleased

Walt Paulson · August 17, 2016

111.8 cm

43.5″ Northern PikeReleased

Mike Goreski · September 20, 2026

110.5 cm

35.43″ Lake TroutReleased

Murray Hoy · September 01, 2014

90.0 cm

35″ Lake TroutReleased

Hayden Martin · June 28, 2014

88.9 cm

32″ WalleyeReleased

Cassandra Behma-Chaikosky · July 02, 2023

81.3 cm

31″ WalleyeReleased

Mike Goreski · June 20, 2026

78.7 cm

30.5″ WalleyeReleased

Mike Goreski · July 16, 2025

77.5 cm

Source: Manitoba Master Angler record book (anglers.travelmanitoba.com)

Where it is

📍 West Hawk Lake · Eastern

2026 Manitoba Anglers' Guide

Fishing regulations

Southern Division

No waterbody-specific rules listed — general Southern Division limits apply.

Species	Possession limit	Size restriction	Season
Walleye (Pickerel) & Sauger (either or combined)	4	None may exceed 55 cm	Southern Division: closed April 6, 2026 to May 8, 2026; open May 9, 2026 to April 4, 2027. Northwest Division: closed May 1 to May 15, 2026; open May 16, 2026 to April 30, 2027. North Central Division: closed May 1 to May 15, 2026; open May 16, 2026 to April 30, 2027. Northeast Division: generally open all year (waterbody-specific closures apply). Lake Winnipeg: walleye/sauger closed April 6 to May 15, 2026.
Northern Pike (Jackfish)	4	None may exceed 75 cm	Open year-round (all divisions; waterbody-specific closures apply)
Lake Trout	1	None may exceed 65 cm	Southern Division: closed September 15 to October 31, 2026; open November 1, 2026 to September 14, 2027. New 2026 rule: Area A (eastern Manitoba) — all lake trout over 55 cm must be released. Northwest/North Central: generally open year-round per general limits (check waterbody-specific closures).
Smallmouth Bass	4	None may exceed 45 cm	Open year-round (all divisions; waterbody-specific closures apply)
Yellow Perch	25	No size restriction (provincially)	Open year-round (all divisions; waterbody-specific closures apply)

Walleye (Pickerel) & Sauger (either or combined)

Limit: 4
Size: None may exceed 55 cm
Season: Southern Division: closed April 6, 2026 to May 8, 2026; open May 9, 2026 to April 4, 2027. Northwest Division: closed May 1 to May 15, 2026; open May 16, 2026 to April 30, 2027. North Central Division: closed May 1 to May 15, 2026; open May 16, 2026 to April 30, 2027. Northeast Division: generally open all year (waterbody-specific closures apply). Lake Winnipeg: walleye/sauger closed April 6 to May 15, 2026.

Northern Pike (Jackfish)

Limit: 4
Size: None may exceed 75 cm
Season: Open year-round (all divisions; waterbody-specific closures apply)

Lake Trout

Limit: 1
Size: None may exceed 65 cm
Season: Southern Division: closed September 15 to October 31, 2026; open November 1, 2026 to September 14, 2027. New 2026 rule: Area A (eastern Manitoba) — all lake trout over 55 cm must be released. Northwest/North Central: generally open year-round per general limits (check waterbody-specific closures).

Smallmouth Bass

Limit: 4
Size: None may exceed 45 cm
Season: Open year-round (all divisions; waterbody-specific closures apply)

Yellow Perch

Limit: 25
Size: No size restriction (provincially)
Season: Open year-round (all divisions; waterbody-specific closures apply)

Source: 2026 Manitoba Anglers' Guide (gov.mb.ca/nrnd/fish-wildlife/pubs/fish_wildlife/fish/angling-guide.pdf), Waterbody Specific Regulations pp. 18-23. Summaries only — confirm in the official guide.

Stocking history

Arctic CharBrook TroutBrown TroutKokaneeLake TroutLake WhitefishLargemouth BassRainbow TroutSmallmouth BassSplakeWalleye

Date	Species	Size	Quantity
Jun 16, 2004	Rainbow Trout	18+ cm	1,500
May 20, 2003	Walleye	Fry	200,000
May 31, 2002	Lake Trout	12-15 cm	5,375
May 31, 2002	Splake	12-15 cm	8,500
Sep 7, 2001	Arctic Char	12-15 cm	10,000
Sep 7, 2001	Lake Trout	Fingerling	10,000
Jun 15, 2001	Lake Trout	Fingerling	100,000
Jul 6, 1995	Brown Trout	>2 years	75,000
Jun 9, 1983	Lake Trout	Fingerling	94,500
May 22, 1981	Splake	>1 year	2,800
May 19, 1981	Brown Trout	>1 year	8,800
May 22, 1980	Lake Trout	>1 year	6,000
May 30, 1979	Lake Trout	>1 year	6,572
Jun 12, 1978	Lake Trout	>1 year	60,860
Jun 7, 1978	Brown Trout	>1 year	3,415
May 3, 1976	Lake Trout	>1 year	6,000
Sep 23, 1975	Lake Trout	Fingerling	10,000
Jun 4, 1975	Lake Trout	>2 years	4,368
May 23, 1974	Lake Trout	>1 year	10,000
Jun 9, 1971	Splake	>2 years	4,950
May 31, 1971	Lake Trout	>1 year	10,000
May 15, 1970	Lake Trout	>1 year	5,000
May 15, 1970	Splake	>1 year	5,000
Jun 6, 1969	Lake Trout	>1 year	4,000
Jun 6, 1969	Splake	>1 year	5,000
Jun 14, 1968	Brook Trout	>1 year	2,000
May 31, 1968	Lake Trout	>1 year	5,500
Jun 26, 1967	Brook Trout	>1 year	2,000
Jun 26, 1967	Lake Trout	>1 year	1,200
Jun 9, 1967	Splake	>1 year	1,200
Jun 13, 1966	Brook Trout	>2 years	12
Jun 13, 1966	Lake Trout	>1 year	500
Jun 13, 1966	Splake	>2 years	11
Jun 3, 1966	Brook Trout	>1 year	500
Jun 3, 1966	Lake Trout	>1 year	3,500
Jun 3, 1966	Rainbow Trout	>1 year	300
Jun 2, 1966	Splake	>1 year	7,736
Jun 2, 1965	Kokanee	Fingerling	8,000
May 20, 1965	Splake	>1 year	4,000
Jun 8, 1964	Splake	>1 year	5,000
Jun 3, 1964	Lake Trout	>1 year	9,900
May 28, 1964	Rainbow Trout	>1 year	1,000
Nov 9, 1963	Rainbow Trout	Adult (>30 cm)	50
Sep 27, 1963	Rainbow Trout	>1 year	100
Jul 3, 1963	Lake Trout	>1 year	4,800
Jun 10, 1963	Splake	>1 year	880
Sep 23, 1962	Splake	Fingerling	2,500
Jun 11, 1962	Lake Trout	Fingerling	20,000
May 28, 1962	Lake Trout	>1 year	5,271
Jul 28, 1961	Lake Trout	Fingerling	14,000
Jun 1, 1961	Splake	>1 year	2,426
May 20, 1961	Lake Trout	>1 year	10,228
Aug 20, 1960	Rainbow Trout	>1 year	38
Aug 16, 1960	Rainbow Trout	Adult (>30 cm)	119
Jun 4, 1960	Brook Trout	>1 year	70
May 27, 1959	Splake	>1 year	4,581
May 22, 1959	Lake Trout	>1 year	11,065
Sep 12, 1958	Rainbow Trout	>1 year	150
May 7, 1957	Lake Trout	Fingerling	78,200
May 7, 1957	Lake Trout	>1 year	653
—	Lake Trout	>1 year	31,580
—	Brown Trout	>1 year	9,600
—	Lake Trout	Fingerling	43,200
—	Lake Trout	>2 years	10,113
—	Rainbow Trout	>1 year	1,000
—	Lake Trout	>1 year	35,880
—	Lake Trout	Fingerling	96,381
—	Lake Trout	Fry	58,000
—	Lake Trout	Fingerling	27,000
—	Lake Trout	Fry	165,054
—	Brook Trout	Fry	34,717
—	Lake Trout	Fry	149,500
—	Brook Trout	Adult (>30 cm)	53
—	Lake Trout	Fry	100,106
—	Rainbow Trout	Fingerling	13,000
—	Brook Trout	Adult (>30 cm)	33
—	Brook Trout	Fingerling	12,000
—	Brown Trout	Fry	42,600
—	Lake Trout	Fry	181,000
—	Rainbow Trout	Fingerling	20,000
—	Brown Trout	Adult (>30 cm)	11
—	Lake Trout	Fingerling	48,270
—	Rainbow Trout	>1 year	2,500
—	Splake	Adult (>30 cm)	188
—	Lake Trout	Fingerling	98,000
—	Rainbow Trout	Fingerling	28,845
—	Brook Trout	Adult (>30 cm)	25
—	Brook Trout	Fingerling	58,000
—	Brown Trout	Fingerling	33,000
—	Lake Trout	Fingerling	44,795
—	Lake Whitefish	Egg	503,500
—	Rainbow Trout	Adult (>30 cm)	115
—	Brook Trout	Fry	11,000
—	Lake Trout	Fry	183,000
—	Rainbow Trout	Fingerling	4,500
—	Splake	Adult (>30 cm)	31
—	Splake	Fry	30,000
—	Brook Trout	Fry	22,000
—	Lake Trout	Fry	51,700
—	Rainbow Trout	>1 year	450
—	Splake	Fingerling	12,700
—	Brook Trout	Fingerling	12,000
—	Lake Trout	Fingerling	22,000
—	Rainbow Trout	Fingerling	29,000
—	Rainbow Trout	Adult (>30 cm)	15
—	Splake	>1 year	1,992
—	Splake	Fingerling	20,000
—	Brook Trout	Fingerling	10,000
—	Lake Trout	Fingerling	31,820
—	Rainbow Trout	Fingerling	28,000
—	Splake	Fingerling	9,284
—	Lake Trout	Fingerling	9,000
—	Brook Trout	Fingerling	1,000
—	Brown Trout	Fingerling	4,000
—	Lake Whitefish	Fry	70,000
—	Brook Trout	Fingerling	25,000
—	Lake Trout	Fingerling	35,000
—	Largemouth Bass	Fingerling	3,200
—	Smallmouth Bass	Adult (>30 cm)	75

Jun 16, 2004

Rainbow Trout · 18+ cm

1,500

May 20, 2003

Walleye · Fry

200,000

May 31, 2002

Lake Trout · 12-15 cm

5,375

May 31, 2002

Splake · 12-15 cm

8,500

Sep 7, 2001

Arctic Char · 12-15 cm

10,000

Sep 7, 2001

Lake Trout · Fingerling

10,000

Jun 15, 2001

Lake Trout · Fingerling

100,000

Jul 6, 1995

Brown Trout · >2 years

75,000

Jun 9, 1983

Lake Trout · Fingerling

94,500

May 22, 1981

Splake · >1 year

2,800

May 19, 1981

Brown Trout · >1 year

8,800

May 22, 1980

Lake Trout · >1 year

6,000

May 30, 1979

Lake Trout · >1 year

6,572

Jun 12, 1978

Lake Trout · >1 year

60,860

Jun 7, 1978

Brown Trout · >1 year

3,415

May 3, 1976

Lake Trout · >1 year

6,000

Sep 23, 1975

Lake Trout · Fingerling

10,000

Jun 4, 1975

Lake Trout · >2 years

4,368

May 23, 1974

Lake Trout · >1 year

10,000

Jun 9, 1971

Splake · >2 years

4,950

May 31, 1971

Lake Trout · >1 year

10,000

May 15, 1970

Lake Trout · >1 year

5,000

May 15, 1970

Splake · >1 year

5,000

Jun 6, 1969

Lake Trout · >1 year

4,000

Jun 6, 1969

Splake · >1 year

5,000

Jun 14, 1968

Brook Trout · >1 year

2,000

May 31, 1968

Lake Trout · >1 year

5,500

Jun 26, 1967

Brook Trout · >1 year

2,000

Jun 26, 1967

Lake Trout · >1 year

1,200

Jun 9, 1967

Splake · >1 year

1,200

Jun 13, 1966

Brook Trout · >2 years

Jun 13, 1966

Lake Trout · >1 year

500

Jun 13, 1966

Splake · >2 years

Jun 3, 1966

Brook Trout · >1 year

500

Jun 3, 1966

Lake Trout · >1 year

3,500

Jun 3, 1966

Rainbow Trout · >1 year

300

Jun 2, 1966

Splake · >1 year

7,736

Jun 2, 1965

Kokanee · Fingerling

8,000

May 20, 1965

Splake · >1 year

4,000

Jun 8, 1964

Splake · >1 year

5,000

Jun 3, 1964

Lake Trout · >1 year

9,900

May 28, 1964

Rainbow Trout · >1 year

1,000

Nov 9, 1963

Rainbow Trout · Adult (>30 cm)

Sep 27, 1963

Rainbow Trout · >1 year

100

Jul 3, 1963

Lake Trout · >1 year

4,800

Jun 10, 1963

Splake · >1 year

880

Sep 23, 1962

Splake · Fingerling

2,500

Jun 11, 1962

Lake Trout · Fingerling

20,000

May 28, 1962

Lake Trout · >1 year

5,271

Jul 28, 1961

Lake Trout · Fingerling

14,000

Jun 1, 1961

Splake · >1 year

2,426

May 20, 1961

Lake Trout · >1 year

10,228

Aug 20, 1960

Rainbow Trout · >1 year

Aug 16, 1960

Rainbow Trout · Adult (>30 cm)

119

Jun 4, 1960

Brook Trout · >1 year

May 27, 1959

Splake · >1 year

4,581

May 22, 1959

Lake Trout · >1 year

11,065

Sep 12, 1958

Rainbow Trout · >1 year

150

May 7, 1957

Lake Trout · Fingerling

78,200

May 7, 1957

Lake Trout · >1 year

653

—

Lake Trout · >1 year

31,580

—

Brown Trout · >1 year

9,600

—

Lake Trout · Fingerling

43,200

—

Lake Trout · >2 years

10,113

—

Rainbow Trout · >1 year

1,000

—

Lake Trout · >1 year

35,880

—

Lake Trout · Fingerling

96,381

—

Lake Trout · Fry

58,000

—

Lake Trout · Fingerling

27,000

—

Lake Trout · Fry

165,054

—

Brook Trout · Fry

34,717

—

Lake Trout · Fry

149,500

—

Brook Trout · Adult (>30 cm)

—

Lake Trout · Fry

100,106

—

Rainbow Trout · Fingerling

13,000

—

Brook Trout · Adult (>30 cm)

—

Brook Trout · Fingerling

12,000

—

Brown Trout · Fry

42,600

—

Lake Trout · Fry

181,000

—

Rainbow Trout · Fingerling

20,000

—

Brown Trout · Adult (>30 cm)

—

Lake Trout · Fingerling

48,270

—

Rainbow Trout · >1 year

2,500

—

Splake · Adult (>30 cm)

188

—

Lake Trout · Fingerling

98,000

—

Rainbow Trout · Fingerling

28,845

—

Brook Trout · Adult (>30 cm)

—

Brook Trout · Fingerling

58,000

—

Brown Trout · Fingerling

33,000

—

Lake Trout · Fingerling

44,795

—

Lake Whitefish · Egg

503,500

—

Rainbow Trout · Adult (>30 cm)

115

—

Brook Trout · Fry

11,000

—

Lake Trout · Fry

183,000

—

Rainbow Trout · Fingerling

4,500

—

Splake · Adult (>30 cm)

—

Splake · Fry

30,000

—

Brook Trout · Fry

22,000

—

Lake Trout · Fry

51,700

—

Rainbow Trout · >1 year

450

—

Splake · Fingerling

12,700

—

Brook Trout · Fingerling

12,000

—

Lake Trout · Fingerling

22,000

—

Rainbow Trout · Fingerling

29,000

—

Rainbow Trout · Adult (>30 cm)

—

Splake · >1 year

1,992

—

Splake · Fingerling

20,000

—

Brook Trout · Fingerling

10,000

—

Lake Trout · Fingerling

31,820

—

Rainbow Trout · Fingerling

28,000

—

Splake · Fingerling

9,284

—

Lake Trout · Fingerling

9,000

—

Brook Trout · Fingerling

1,000

—

Brown Trout · Fingerling

4,000

—

Lake Whitefish · Fry

70,000

—

Brook Trout · Fingerling

25,000

—

Lake Trout · Fingerling

35,000

—

Largemouth Bass · Fingerling

3,200

—

Smallmouth Bass · Adult (>30 cm)

119 stocking events · Source: Manitoba Waterbody Stocking Records, Manitoba Wildlife and Fisheries Branch (open.canada.ca)