Major Lake Species:  Northern Pike, Walleye, Lake Trout, Yellow Perch, Smallmouth Bass, Herring, Whitefish

Lake Facts:

• Big Missinaibi Lake is located 88 km north of Chapleau in the Sudbury District
• co-ordinates: Lat. 48° 21′ 24″ Long. 83° 41′ 29″
• the lake lies within the boundaries of Missinaibi Provincial Park and the larger Chapleau Game Preserve
• the lake is divided into three sections: the Northwest Arm, the Southwest Arm and the East Arm
• the lake offers a variety of structure and cover including steep drop offs, weedy bays, islands, points, shoals, reefs, narrow channels, rocky and sandy shorelines, slow tapering drop offs, sandbars and cabbage beds
• while the lake reaches depths of 300′, the average depth is 61′
• the perimeter of the lake is 208 km (130 miles)
• the surface area is 8,059 hectares(19,915 acres)
• a public boat launch is located within the provincial park
• Big Missinaibi Lake is situated within Fisheries Management Zone 7