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Manitoba is located in the longitudinal centre of Canada, although it is considered part of Western Canada. It borders Saskatchewan to the west, Ontario to the east, Nunavut and the Hudson Bay to the north, and the American states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south.
The province has a coast along Hudson Bay, and contains the tenth-largest fresh water lake in the world, Lake Winnipeg, along with other very large lakes: Lake Manitoba, and Lake Winnipegosis. Manitoba's lakes cover approximately 14.5% or 94,241 kmē of its surface area. Lake Winnipeg is the largest lake within the borders of southern Canada, and is one of the last remote lake areas with intact watersheds left in the world. Large rivers that flow into the east side of Lake Winnipeg's basin are very pristine, with no major developments along them. Many pristine islands can be found along the eastern shore of this grand lake. There are thousands of lakes across the province. Important watercourses include the Red, Assiniboine, Nelson, Winnipeg, Hayes, Whiteshell, and Churchill Rivers.
Its capital and largest city (containing over one half the provincial population) is Winnipeg. Other important cities and towns include Brandon, Thompson, Dauphin, Swan River, Churchill, The Pas, Selkirk, Portage la Prairie, Gimli, Flin Flon, Steinbach, Morden, Virden, Minnedosa, Emerson, Altona, Carman, Neepawa and Winkler.
If you've never been this far north, we assure you that the experience of seeing the terrain change below as you fly over the province is something you'll never forget. Lush green grows sparse, lakes dominate the landscape and roads disappear altogether. Your destination, the North Seal River System of northern Manitoba, is born of a series of 12 glacier-carved waterways that merge to form over 100 lakes. That's 7,200 square miles of continuous watershed-home to uncountable trophy pike, walleye, arctic grayling and lake trout.
This remote and pristine land is visited by a mere handful of lucky anglers each season. If you are fortunate enough to make the journey then we congratulate you, and welcome you to Gangler's North Seal River Lodge and Outposts.
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