Fishing tips
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Walleye
Manitoba's signature sport fish. Lake Winnipeg's famous green-backed walleye draw ice anglers from around the world, while the Red River offers a strong fall run near Lockport.
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Northern Pike
Manitoba's aggressive ambush predator, found in everything from Lake Winnipeg's bays to remote northern fly-in lakes, with true trophy potential.
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Lake Trout
Deep, cold shield lakes in northern Manitoba — Lake Athapapuskow, Clearwater, the Cranberry Chain, Wekusko and Kississing — hold some of the biggest lake trout anywhere, and they're very catchable through the ice.
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Channel Catfish
The Red River below the Lockport Dam is one of North America's premier trophy channel cat fisheries, with 20-plus-pound fish common and 30-pounders attainable.
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Smallmouth Bass
Clear Canadian Shield lakes in Nopiming and Whiteshell Provincial Parks grow aggressive smallmouth that feed heavily on crayfish around rocks and boulders.
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Yellow Perch
Manitoba's Interlake shoal lakes produce jumbo perch, and Lake Winnipeg perch keep ice anglers busy all winter with fast, tasty action.
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Burbot
Manitoba's freshwater cod is a winter specialty — Cedar Lake is famous for its burbot spawn under the ice, and the Red River's deeper stretches hold them too.
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Lake Whitefish
An underrated ice-fishing target in Manitoba — Lake Winnipeg and Cedar Lake both hold trophy-class whitefish that reward a finesse approach.
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Goldeye
A Manitoba river classic — bright silver, eager biters in the Red, Assiniboine and Winnipeg Rivers, and the province's famous smoked fish delicacy.
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Rainbow Trout
Manitoba stocks rainbows in lakes like Footprint Lake and throughout the Whiteshell, giving shore and ice anglers fun, hard-fighting trout close to home.
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