Walleye fishing near Nipigon, ON

919 documented waters within 300 km, 4 of them with walleye as the primary species.

Where they are biting today

Fishing walleye around Nipigon

The waters around Nipigon give walleye anglers real options: 919 documented waters in range are on record for walleye in our Ontario catalogue, and their daily scores - built from weather, water temperature at depth and species-fit modelling - decide the order shown above rather than reputation or hearsay.

Start with Weaver River, today's top scorer at 78 (about 143 km from Nipigon). If it is busy or the wind is wrong, Nym Lake (Atikokan) scores 77 (about 237 km from Nipigon, roughly 37 m of water at its deepest). Long Lake (Ignace) at 77 is the third card worth keeping in hand. All of these numbers come from the same daily model, so they are directly comparable water to water.

Walleye have large, light-sensitive eyes that give them sharp low-light vision - the same trait behind their name (that eerie eye-shine) also explains why they feed most actively at dawn, dusk, and after dark, retreating to deeper, darker water on bright days. Early-season Ontario walleye hold near their spawning rivers and on windswept boulder or coarse-gravel shoals, sliding out to deeper weed lines, drop-offs and channel edges as summer builds. The jig-and-minnow worked near bottom is the default Ontario presentation - vertical jigging in clear water by day, with crankbaits and spinners over shallow structure once the light drops. Across much of Ontario the walleye season closes for the spawn in mid-March and reopens on the third Saturday of May - the traditional May opener - though dates differ by zone.

Everything above is recomputed daily - the numbers on this page reflect September 14, 2026 - so check back before committing to a water: the leaders genuinely change as weather systems move through.

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