Walleye Fishing - Errington's Wilderness Resort, Northern Ontario, Canada (2024)

FAQs

Where is the best walleye fishing in northern Ontario? ›

Spring fishing for walleye: (Middle of May up until the end of June) You will find the walleye shallow and scattered along all banks. The walleye are most aggressive after the spring spawn. Jigging, spinner baits and shallow rapala's are productive baits during this time.

Secondly, knowing the best locations for walleye fishing in Canada can significantly increase your chances of catching this popular game fish. Some top spots include Lake Winnipeg, Lake of the Woods, Saskatchewan River, Georgian Bay, Great Slave Lake, and Oak Lake, part of the remote and pristine English River System.

LAKE WINNIPEG, MANITOBA

Lake Winnipeg is one of the biggest Walleye fisheries on this list with around 24,514 square kilometres or 15,232 square miles of surface area. It's one of Manitoba's most consistent Walleye producers and is a true trophy Walleye fishery.

Dragging and slow vertical jigging smaller ball head jigs with live bait or small curly-tailed plastics are also very popular in front of river mouths and on shoals and reefs near spawning grounds. The first edge dropping into deeper water can hold big numbers of walleye.

As previously mentioned, the easiest way to catch Walleye is with a jig-head tipped with a minnow, leech, worm, or soft plastic twister tail. You can also troll crankbaits that work at different depths depending on where the fish are.

How many fish can I bring home? On a Sportsman license you are allowed to take four walleye, four pike and three bass home with you. However, your daily catch limit is two walleye, two pike and three bass. On a Conservation license you are allowed to take two walleye, two pike and one bass home with you.

Walleye and Sauger - none between 46-53 cm (18.1-20.9 in.), not more than 1 greater than 53 cm (20.9 in.). Muskellunge S - 0 and C - 0. No person may possess any live fish taken by angling other than baitfish.

Female walleye grow faster than male walleye, after they are three years old. Female walleye start to mature when they are 4 years old, 15 inches long, but all of them are not sexually mature until they are 7 years old, 20 inches long.

How many walleye can you keep in Canada? ›

The standard license costs a little more money and allows anglers to keep more fish. The conservation license is less expensive and generally cuts the limit in half. In the case of walleye, an angler with a regular license can keep up to four walleye. On a conservation license, an angler could keep two walleye.

In Ontario Walleye are in more demand than all other game fish put together. Trenton, the Bay of Quinte, is the Walleye Capital of Ontario. The walleye is sometimes called the yellow walleye or pickerel.

Lakes are the best places to target walleye. They like rocky bottoms compared to smooth sandy bottoms. They also prefer drop-offs and little pockets that are deeper than the surrounding area. They do like it deeper in the summer because the water temperature is colder.

Walleye are often called pickerel, especially in English speaking parts of Canada, while in the United States of America, they call the same species (Sander vitreus) a walleye.