Midship - Manitoba & Prairie Lakes
Midship offers a different kind of dive, suited for those curious about freshwater species. You'll likely encounter Cisco, Rainbow Smelt, and the Nine-spined Stickleback moving through the murk. It's a site for divers keen on observing specific fish behaviors rather than dramatic scenery or large pelagics. We'd say it’s best for macro photographers and those looking to tick off species for their logs.
- Location
- Manitoba & Prairie Lakes, Canada, North America
- Coordinates
- 46.998844, -85.109795
Nearby Dive Sites in Manitoba & Prairie Lakes
- Alexander Reef (reef)
- Bow
- Dixon Reef (reef)
- Edmund Fitzgerald (wreck)
- Griffon Reef (reef)
- Jenny Lynn - 1.3m (wreck)
- Lake Wolsley
- Leonard Reef (reef)
- McAllister Reef (reef)
- Nanton Reef (reef)
- Overturned Stern
- Panther (Wrack) (wreck)
- Shenick Reef (reef)
- Whitestone Reef (reef)
Nearest Dive Centres to Midship
- Aquatic Adventures, Inc.
- Capital City Scuba - SSI
- Nautical North Family Adventures
- The Scuba Shop
- Underwater Connection - PADI, DAN, TDI, SDI
Marine Life in Manitoba & Prairie Lakes
Home to 30 recorded species including 28 reef fish, 1 other, 1 sea snails & nudibranchs.
Notable Species
- Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) - Reef Fish
- Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) - Reef Fish
- Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) - Reef Fish
- Cisco (Coregonus artedi) - Reef Fish
- Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) - Reef Fish
- burbot (Lota lota) - Reef Fish
- sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
- Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii) - Reef Fish
- Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) - Reef Fish
- Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) - Reef Fish
- brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) - Reef Fish
- coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) - Reef Fish
- Jasper Longnose Sucker (Catostomus catostomus) - Reef Fish
- White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii) - Reef Fish
- Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) - Reef Fish
- Spottail Shiner (Notropis hudsonius) - Reef Fish
- Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) - Reef Fish
- Spawn (Gasterosteus aculeatus) - Reef Fish
- Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) - Reef Fish
- pike (Esox lucius) - Reef Fish