Fishing Artificial Lake in Coldwell, Manitoba

• Overview

  Set in Coldwell, Artificial Lake is a Manitoba water. What surrounds it is mixed forest. Roughly 3.23 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. You are looking at roughly 15 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Nearest town is Portage la Prairie, 68 km off. Beyond it, Arborg at 71 km and Stonewall at 72 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Artificial Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Artificial Lake repays a walk before the first cast. Note where the bottom hardens and work back along it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 19°C and January reads -18°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That is the shape of the year on Artificial Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Doctors Lake, 24 km away. Ask locally about Artificial Lake if anything is unclear.