Fishing at Booster Lake.

Updated October 4, 2026 · Independent lake guide

What fish are recorded at Booster Lake?

The Province of Manitoba’s 2022 fisheries assessment includes walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, burbot, cisco, and white sucker in its survey material. The assessment is a useful starting point for learning about the lake; it is historical research, rather than a report of today’s bite.

Read the Booster Lake fisheries assessment ↗

What do the stocking records tell us?

The assessment lists walleye fry stocking in multiple years between 2011 and 2021. Its most recent listed entry is 500,000 fry in 2021, with another 500,000 in 2020. These figures describe fish released at that time. They do not tell you how many survived, where fish are now, or what you will catch.

Keep the document’s date in mind when comparing fishing reports. A stocking record, a lake survey, and an angler’s recent experience each describe something different.

Check the current fishing rules first.

Use the Manitoba Anglers’ Guide ↗ for the current season’s licence requirements, fishing divisions, species limits, and any water-specific rules. Search the guide for Booster Lake as well as reviewing the rules for its division. Do not treat the regulations printed in an older lake assessment as current.

Before choosing what to keep, identify the fish and confirm the applicable rules. Save the relevant pages before travelling so your plan does not depend on finding a connection at the lake.

Build a simple trip plan.

1. Choose your access. Review our lake map guide and confirm that the access you intend to use is available.
2. Check park notices. Look at Nopiming Provincial Park updates ↗ and the visitor resources before leaving.
3. Match your gear to the outing. Pack the tackle you intend to use, a measuring tool, and a way to consult the regulations.
4. Plan the return. Decide who knows your plans, when you expect to return, and what would make you shorten the outing.

A map is a planning tool, not a catch guarantee.

Use contours to understand the shape of the lake rather than expecting a marked depth to be a fishing spot. Start with a manageable outing and keep your own notes on conditions, effort, and what you observed. Over time, those notes are more useful than an undated claim about a “best spot.”

If you are fishing from a boat, read the boating preparation guide too. The provincial angling map is not a navigation chart, and a fishing plan should include the trip home.

Can I fish from any shoreline?

Do not assume that a cottage dock, shoreline path, or convenient parking area is public access. Confirm access with the land manager or property owner. This guide does not identify private docks as fishing locations.

Sources: Province of Manitoba, Booster Lake 2022 Fisheries Assessment; current Manitoba Anglers’ Guide. Historical fisheries figures are labelled by year.