Muskie, walleye and smallmouth in a scenic river system.
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Where: Northwestern Ontario · Minaki
Size: about 52,000 acres (Ontario stretch)
Access: Drive-to at Minaki (Highway 596); resorts and launches.
Deepest: ?
Average depth: ?
Species to target: Walleye, northern pike
Walleye limit (US angler): 2; 35–45 cm
Typical ice-out: ?
Who else is on the water: several resorts
Size (acres)
Sydney & Kilburn: about 17,570 (Sydney 14,240 with the Sturgeon River + Kilburn 3,330)
Winnipeg River: about 52,000 (Ontario stretch)
Boats on an average summer day
Sydney & Kilburn: 10 ✓
Winnipeg River: 179
Acres per boat
Sydney & Kilburn: 1,760 ✓
Winnipeg River: 290
Rough-water days a season
Sydney & Kilburn: 1.7 (Kilburn 0)
Winnipeg River: 0 ✓
Sheltered water
Sydney & Kilburn: 75%
Winnipeg River: 95% ✓
Walleye a US angler may keep each day
Sydney & Kilburn: 2, both 18 in or under
Winnipeg River: 2; 35–45 cm
Clearest summer water
Sydney & Kilburn: 26 ft
Winnipeg River: ?
Deepest spot
Sydney & Kilburn: 240 ft (Kilburn 213 ft)
Winnipeg River: ?
Cisco (tullibee)
Sydney & Kilburn: ●
Winnipeg River: ?
Whitefish
Sydney & Kilburn: ●
Winnipeg River: ●
Free of invasive smelt
Sydney & Kilburn: ● ✓
Winnipeg River: –
Mayfly mud flats
Sydney & Kilburn: ●
Winnipeg River: ?
Disturbances on or upstream (of 6)
Sydney & Kilburn: 0 ✓
Winnipeg River: 5
Typical ice-out
Sydney & Kilburn: about May 5
Winnipeg River: ?
Hours from Minneapolis
Sydney & Kilburn: 7 h drive + 0.5 h flight ✓
Winnipeg River: 7.75 h drive
Who else is on the water
Sydney & Kilburn: 1 lodge, 0 cottages
Winnipeg River: several resorts
✓ marks the better value. ? means we couldn’t find accurate data or a close estimate. We’ve made every effort to be accurate, but some figures are estimates and there may be errors or gaps. How we measured
