Are Red River walleyes and saugers different from Lake Winnipeg fish? Upcoming study aims to learn more That's just one of the studies on tap in the Red River Basin. Here's a rundown.

Lake Winnipeg has a reputation for big walleyes, and Manitoba’s popular “Master Angler” program database indicates nearly 7,400 walleyes from the lake have met the 28-inch minimum requirement.

Catching walleyes, along with the occasional pike and smallmouth bass, proves to be easy, and we break for lunch on the only island the lodge was permitted to access during a month-long ban on ...

Anglers on Lake Winnipeg and the Red River take about 5 percent of the annual walleye harvest, compared with 90 percent by commercial fishing, Forbes says.

SOMEWHERE ON LAKE WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Immersed in a shroud of fog and bouncing across the icy surface of a lake covered with nearly a foot of water and slush, it occurred to me that someone who ...

Supplied Don Lamont with a Winnipeg River walleye. A method of bait presentation he learned in 1990 continues to serve him well today.

Big walleyes. Five years ago, McKay and some friends decided on a lark to try catching walleyes through the ice on Lake Winnipeg. Surprisingly, few locals had ever tried it. What they discovered ...

Commercial fishing is an important part of the economy for people in Poplar River First Nation, but fishers in the remote northeastern Manitoba community have had a challenging fall season.

SELKIRK, Manitoba -- It’s a magical place, this 30-mile stretch of the Red River from the Lockport Dam north to Lake Winnipeg. From late September through ice-out, the Red hosts untold numbers ...

Lake Winnipeg has a well-deserved reputation for producing trophy walleyes — the province's popular "Master Angler" program database indicates nearly 7,400 walleyes meeting the 28-inch minimum ...

Commercial fishing is a key industry for Poplar River, a remote fly-in First Nation on the eastern side of the lake, about 350 kilometres north of Winnipeg .