In June we'll be visiting relatives who just moved to Winnipeg. They are not really "outdoors types" anyway, so they don't know anything about fishing in the area. This is a pretty low budget affair, so I'm not looking for a guide, expensive boat rental, etc. Sitting on a rock by the lake or riverside is fine with me. No rip-rap perching though -- I think I'm past those days, for better or worse. ;-)
The southern end of Lake Winnipeg itself would seem to be the obvious choice, but, it apparently has had some pollution and algae problems. There are a couple parks along the river flowing through Winnipeg that might be ok, tho' I don't know about crowding and how much bank access there really is.
Ideas or experiences welcome!
Thanks!
1 posted on
03/01/2024 5:09:52 PM PST by
Paul R.
To: Paul R.
YouTube is a great resource for finding fishing videos for the areas and/or types of fish you are targeting.
2 posted on
03/01/2024 5:13:40 PM PST by
CivilWarBrewing
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To: Paul R.
It’s been over 50 years since I was in Canada as a teen, on fishing trips with my Dad and Grandpa, but I still remember how good the walleye tasted out of the lakes in Central Ontario. I’m thinking they should be just as good a little further west, if out of clean water, and since we are gonna be there...
3 posted on
03/01/2024 5:14:36 PM PST by
Paul R.
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To: Paul R.
4 posted on
03/01/2024 5:15:38 PM PST by
Jonty30
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To: Paul R.
I’m not a fisherman but I know the area up there pretty well from my travels.
You might try Whiteshell Provincial Park — it’s on the Ontario border, less than an hour and a half east of Winnipeg. It’s a nice area because you’re in the wooded boreal shield zone instead of the open prairie closer to Winnipeg.
6 posted on
03/01/2024 5:40:13 PM PST by
Alberta's Child
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To: Paul R.
Just about any lake in Canada should be loaded with walleyes. Best fish to eat there is!
7 posted on
03/01/2024 6:12:24 PM PST by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: Paul R.
Best fish...Our family fished there since the WWII years...my dad and his brothers...we went there as kids...and my kids went there. I'm 80. We went to a place called Notre Dame de Pontmain...It was a small Town at the time.
We left home the day after school let out in June...and I could never figure out why they didn't celebrate the 4th of July.
Only one person in Town spoke English....
Don't know where Winnipeg is...no matter...it was all about the Walleye.
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