Major Lake Species:  Walleye, Northern Pike, Whitefish

• Onaman Lake is a fly-in lake located north of Lake Superior and east of Lake Nipigon in the Thunder Bay District
• fly-in operators can be found in Geraldton, Nakina and Jellicoe
• co-ordinates: Lat. 50° 00′ 17″ Long. 87° 26′ 09″
• while there are some deep areas reaching 62′, overall the lake is quite shallow with an average depth of 7′.
• the perimeter of the lake is 204 km. (128 miles). It has many islands, weed beds, rock piles and shoals, sand and rubble shorelines providing excellent habitat for the 2 major fish species: walleye and northern pike. Whitefish can also be found in the lake.
• compared to southern lakes, Onaman’s water stay cool during the summer months
• Onaman Lake is located within Fisheries Management Zone 7