Wollaston Lake (ᒌᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂ (Woods Cree))
Wollaston Lake is the largest lake that is entirely within Saskatchewan. Lake Athabasca and Reindeer Lake are larger, but cross the border into Alberto and Manitoba respectively.
The lake is located about 550kms north of Prince Albert. The lake can be accessed by Highway 905 north from La Ronge, but is also frequently accessed by air.
Wollaston Lake is a popular fishing lake with many fishing lodges operating.
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About Wollaston Lake
The lake was officially named on 1950-06-02.
Bays on Wollaston Lake
There are 24 bays on Wollaston Lake.
- Broughton Bay (Surface Area: 1480 acres)
- Clark Bay (Surface Area: 3521 acres)
- Collins Bay (Surface Area: 5537 acres)
- Compulsion Bay (Surface Area: 10377 acres)
- Cunning Bay (Surface Area: 8521 acres)
- Deception Bay (Surface Area: 1971 acres)
- Fidler Bay (Surface Area: 10171 acres)
- Grass Bay (Surface Area: 101 acres)
- Heming Bay (Surface Area: 3093 acres)
- Hidden Bay (Surface Area: 5234 acres)
- Ivison Bay (Surface Area: 2882 acres)
- Kempton Bay (Surface Area: 2834 acres)
- Killock Bay (Surface Area: 4098 acres)
- Loranger Bay (Surface Area: 3274 acres)
- McRae Bay (Surface Area: 2797 acres)
- Minor Bay (Surface Area: 5357 acres)
- Nekweaga Bay (Surface Area: 20060 acres)
- Otter Bay (Surface Area: 9141 acres)
- Pow Bay (Surface Area: 2141 acres)
- Rabbabou Bay (Surface Area: 5724 acres)
- Richardson Bay (Surface Area: 283 acres)
- The Narrows (Surface Area: 15 acres)
- Welcome Bay (Surface Area: 159 acres)
- Wellbelove Bay (Surface Area: 5554 acres)
Islands on Wollaston Lake
There are 50 islands on Wollaston Lake.
- Bird Island (Surface Area: 215 acres)
- Black Island (Surface Area: 325 acres)
- Blue Island (Surface Area: 3098 acres)
- Brandser Island (Surface Area: 1886 acres)
- Burman Island (Surface Area: 1783 acres)
- Cleveland Island (Surface Area: 500 acres)
- Collins Island (Surface Area: 13 acres)
- Crozier Island (Surface Area: 403 acres)
- Dransfield Island (Surface Area: 1564 acres)
- Eckman Island (Surface Area: 21 acres)
- Estevan Island (Surface Area: 15425 acres)
- Fife Island (Surface Area: 9199 acres)
- Geese Island (Surface Area: 158 acres)
- George Island (Surface Area: 2498 acres)
- Gillies Island (Surface Area: 2858 acres)
- Gow Island (Surface Area: 1181 acres)
- Grant Island (Surface Area: 3533 acres)
- Grass Island (Surface Area: 8 acres)
- Greenway Island (Surface Area: 563 acres)
- Gribbage Island (Surface Area: 598 acres)
- Gurney Island (Surface Area: 2510 acres)
- Harrison Island (Surface Area: 1260 acres)
- High Twin Island (Surface Area: 101 acres)
- Horton Island (Surface Area: 1485 acres)
- Hungry Island (Surface Area: 4005 acres)
- Jackpine Island (Surface Area: 193 acres)
- Kendel Island (Surface Area: 1127 acres)
- Kukelko Island (Surface Area: 334 acres)
- Labby Island (Surface Area: 136 acres)
- Larsen Island (Surface Area: 832 acres)
- Lejour Island (Surface Area: 614 acres)
- Linn Island (Surface Area: 1564 acres)
- Little Gribbage Island (Surface Area: 30 acres)
- Little Hungry Island (Surface Area: 13 acres)
- Loranger Island (Surface Area: 12689 acres)
- McRae Island (Surface Area: 847 acres)
- Morin Island (Surface Area: 348 acres)
- Munro Island (Surface Area: 767 acres)
- Nolan Island (Surface Area: 42 acres)
- Nowosad Island (Surface Area: 437 acres)
- Parker Island (Surface Area: 333 acres)
- Paul Island (Surface Area: 1557 acres)
- Sandy Islands (Surface Area: 522 acres)
- Shaganappie Island (Surface Area: 3307 acres)
- Snowshoe Island (Surface Area: 3134 acres)
- Split Island (Surface Area: 7 acres)
- Strong Island (Surface Area: 2118 acres)
- Symons Island (Surface Area: 747 acres)
- Usam Island (Surface Area: 12348 acres)
- Young Island (Surface Area: 222 acres)
How to get to Wollaston Lake
Activities at Wollaston Lake
Fishing at Wollaston Lake
Wollaston Lake is in the northern fishing zone.
Available Species
Arctic Grayling, Burbot, Cisco, Lake Trout, Longnose Sucker, Northern Pike, Perch, Walleye, White Sucker and Whitefish can be found in Wollaston Lake. Learn all about fishing in Saskatchewan here.
Fishing Season
Fishing season on Wollaston Lake is open from May 25, 2023 to March 31, 2024.
Fishing Limits for Wollaston Lake
CR1 limits apply on Wollaston Lake.
| Species | Limit |
| Arctic Grayling | 1 |
| Lake Trout | Limit 2 |
| Northern Pike | Limit 3 |
| Walleye/Sauger/Saugeye | Limit 2 |
Attractions at Wollaston Lake
Wollaston Lake Lodge
Phone: (800) 328-0628
Website: http://www.wollastonlakelodge.com/
Located at: 58.108031100000005,-103.7696983
Wilderness Family Outfitters
Phone: (800) 790-4341
Website: http://wildernessfamilyoutfitters.com/
Located at: 57.74309529999999,-103.9501399
Depth Charts for Wollaston Lake
These maps were produced by the government a long time ago, using primitive methods. They are not intended for navigation and should not be expected to be accurate. The maps are interesting though and give you a bit of an idea of the shape and depth changes of the lake.
Details
| Fishing Zone: | Northern Zone |
| Location: | 58.17914860933096, -103.29333906933914 |
| Shore Length: | 2081km |
| Surface Area: | 517,812 acres |
| Max Depth: | 97 m (318 ft) |
| Inflows: | Geikie River |
| Outflows: | Fond du Lac River (10%) Cochrane River (90%)[1] |
| Communities: | Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan |
Nearby lakes
| Harrison Lakes | 16.3km |
| Harrison Lake | 16.8km |
| Lower Lake | 20.4km |
| North Lake | 20.8km |
| Esker Lake | 20.9km |
References
- https://documents.sasklakes.ca/2023-24_Anglers_Guide.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wollaston_Lake
- https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=HANMS
- https://gisappl.saskatchewan.ca/BathyMaps/WOLLASTON_LAKE_good.pdf
- http://www.wollastonlakelodge.com/
- http://wildernessfamilyoutfitters.com/