A grey, even sky over the water, with a gentle ripple from the NW and steady pressure. Give the calm side of the wind the first hour at Angling Lake. One clear peak today: the evening. Work fewer spots, but work them properly. Falling temperatures are switching fish back on.
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Angling Lake sits in in Manitoba. It lies 234 metres above sea level. It covers about 38.09 sq km, which means weather matters as much as tactics. You have roughly 123 km of edge to choose from, which rewards a scouting trip. It ranks high for size among our Manitoba listings. The town to know is Oxford House, 146 km out. The big place round here is Winnipeg, 502 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.
Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read Angling Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out. Cast along the bank, not just out from it.
Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -23°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. From about early May to around early November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Time your trip to Angling Lake by conditions rather than dates.
Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Mahikun Creek sits 10 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Angling Lake for certain.
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| 11.8 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 10.5 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 85 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 93 | 92 | 87 | 82 | 76 | 72 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 80 |
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