Fishing Asaycheekomi Lake in Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  This water sits in Manitoba. The land about it is mixed forest. Around 17 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 2.2 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Manitoba list. The nearest place of any size is Red Lake, 206 km away. Winnipeg sits 329 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Asaycheekomi Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read Asaycheekomi Lake before you fish it and the day goes better. Overhanging branches shade fish that would otherwise sit deeper.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -21°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to Asaycheekomi Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Wasayameesi Lake sits 2.2 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Asaycheekomi Lake before loading the car.