Rossbear Lake, Alberta: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Rossbear Lake sits in Northern Sunrise County, out in Alberta. The bank is 786 metres above sea level. Around 34 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. There is roughly 2.4 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Our Northern Sunrise County list holds plenty of bigger water. La Crête sits 101 km from the bank. Manning is 122 km and High Level 153 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Rossbear Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Northern Sunrise County records list northern pike and spottail shiner among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Rossbear Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 14°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. From about early May to around early November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It holds true on Rossbear Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Talbot Lake is 14 km off. None of that is settled for Rossbear Lake in what we hold.