Fishing Akatimo Lake in Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  Akatimo Lake falls in in Manitoba. The bank is 283 metres above sea level. The water covers around 1.12 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. At about 7.6 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. The town to know is Oxford House, 177 km out. Then Norway House, 205 km, and Cross Lake 19A, 236 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Akatimo Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Treat Akatimo Lake as a water to read rather than to cover. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -22°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Akatimo Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Reid Lake sits 3.9 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Akatimo Lake may have changed since it was mapped.