Baralzon Lake in Manitoba: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Manitoba, Baralzon Lake is a Manitoba water. Height above sea level is 273 metres. Around 144.05 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. The form is ragged, which puts a lot of structure within casting range. It ranks high for size among our Manitoba listings. Head to Arviat, 251 km away, for anything you forgot. Rankin Inlet follows at 445 km, then Gillam at 451 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Baralzon Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shape of Baralzon Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank. Sunken banks and old ditches show as changes in surface texture.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 13°C in July and bottoms out near -28°C in January. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early June. Break-up sits around early June on average, with the water closing again about mid October. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Baralzon Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Nejanilini Lake, 46 km out. Ask locally about Baralzon Lake if anything is unclear.