Winnipeg River

River Interlake Southern Division Crown Land (Free)

About this spot

Winnipeg River is a river located in the Interlake area of Manitoba. This waterbody sits on Manitoba Crown land open to anglers holding a valid Manitoba fishing licence. Manitoba's rivers and streams provide excellent fishing for walleye and northern pike.

Location

Fish Species

Catfish Sauger Cisco Freshwater Drum Rock Bass Brook Trout Black Crappie Lake Whitefish Common Carp Mooneye Brown Trout Sucker Yellow Perch Walleye Splake Northern Pike Burbot Smallmouth Bass Muskellunge Rainbow Trout

No species reported for this spot yet.

Provincial data for Winnipeg River

Species recorded by the province (22)

Brown Bullhead Sauger Cisco Freshwater Drum Rock Bass Brook Trout Black Crappie Lake Whitefish Common Carp Goldeye Mooneye Channel Catfish Brown Trout White Sucker Yellow Perch Walleye Splake Northern Pike Burbot Smallmouth Bass Muskellunge Rainbow Trout

On the province's fish stocking records.
Aquatic invasive species have been found here (Central and Winnipeg River Control Zones). Clean, drain and dry your gear, dispose of bait before you leave the shore, and decontaminate before using it on another water.

Source: Manitoba Waterbody Data, Province of Manitoba (Manitoba Open Data Licence), matched to this lake by name and location. Species are those the province has recorded here; a species missing from the list may still be present.

Winter fishing on Winnipeg River

Winnipeg River is in the Southern Division of Manitoba's angling regulations. Walleye and sauger are open May 9, 2026 to April 4, 2027, and most other species all year. The 2026 Anglers' Guide lists rules of its own for this water, shown below.

Winnipeg River between the Manitoba/Ontario border and the Pine Falls Generating Station

Closed to lake sturgeon fishing all year.

Winnipeg River from Pine Falls Generating Station to Lake Winnipeg to and including Traverse Bay

All walleye and sauger shorter than 35 cm must be released.

On the ice here

Shelters off by March 31, 2027, except March 14 on the Red River and March 15 in Area B (southwestern Manitoba), or sooner if a Conservation Officer orders it.
Live bait fish may be used, except in stocked trout waters, Duck Mountain Provincial Park and Forest, Turtle Mountain Provincial Park, Porcupine Provincial Forest, Whiteshell Provincial Park, the Winnipeg River from Seven Sisters Dam to the Ontario border, and Atikaki and South Atikaki provincial parks. Purchased live bait needs the dealer's three-day Live Bait Fish Transfer and Use Receipt. From April 1, 2027, live bait fish and leeches will be banned everywhere in Manitoba.
You may fish with two lines through the ice (one in open water), with no more than two hooks or lures per line, and you must stay within 50 m of your lines.
Barbless hooks are required on every line in Manitoba, ice fishing included.

All Southern Division rules and closures →

Nearest climate station reporting snow: Pinawa (54 km away), 1 cm on the ground on November 1.

Source: Manitoba Anglers' Guide 2026, matched to this water by name and fishing division. The guide is a summary of the regulations. No regulation makes ice safe: test it yourself. Ice fishing in Manitoba guide.