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Landmarks, Lakes, Rivers

  • Woodland Caribou Provincial Park - Access to the park is via float plane or canoe. The park is noted as a wilderness canoe destination, with over 2,000 kilometers (1,200 mi) of waterways that weave a pattern between large interconnected lakes and rivers. Located in the most SouthWestern part of OFM Zone 2.

  • Wabakimi Provincial Park - World-class wilderness canoeing, including over 2,000 kilometers of lake and river routes and some excellent whitewater. Massive amounts of remote wilderness with opportunities for wildlife viewing and sport fishing.The lands within and around Wabakimi are the traditional areas for several Indigenous communities.

  • Neskantanga First Nations - (formerly known as Lansdowne House Indian Band) is a remote Oji-Cree First nation band Government in the northern reaches of Ontario, situated along the shore of Attawapiskat in the district of Kenora. Neskantaga is a fly-in community and is therefore not accessible by year-round road.

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Fisheries Management Zone 2

Ontario, Canada

  • Rainbow Trout: open all year

  • Splake: open all year

  • Sunfish: open all year

  • Yellow Perch: open all year

  • Brook Trout: Jan 1 to Labour Day

  • Brown Trout: open all year

  • Lake Sturgeon: Jan 1 to Apr 30 and July 1 to Dec 31

  • Whitefish: open all year

Fishing Regulation Highlights

  • Lake Trout: Jan 1 to Sep 30

  • Largemouth Bass & Smallmouth Bass: open all year

  • Muskellunge: 3rd saturday in June to Dec 15

  • Northern Pike: open all year

  • Walleye & Sauger: Jan 1 to Apr 14 and 3rd saturday in May to Dec 31

Links & Resources

Geting Here by Car

  • Zone 2 is not accessible by car.

Getting Here by Air

  • Big Trout Lake (YTL) with connections from Bearskin Lake (XBE), Sioux Lookout (YXL), Wapakeka (YAX), Fort Severn (YER), Kasabonika (XKS) via North Star Air and Wasaya Airways

  • Deer Lake (YVZ) with connections from Sioux Lookout (YXL), Red Lake (YRL), Winnipeg (YEG), Winnipeg/St. Andrews (YAV) via Bearskin Airlines, North Star Air, Northway Aviation and Perimeter Aviation

  • Pikangikum (YPM) with connections from Sioux Lookout (YXL),Sandy Lake (ZSJ), and Winnipeg (YEG) via Bearskin Airlines, Perimeter Aviation and Wasaya Airways

Getting Here

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