Beaver Claw Lake, Manitoba: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Manitoba holds Beaver Claw Lake, in Manitoba. The bank is 298 metres above sea level. It measures some 2.06 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. There is roughly 8.8 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Supplies mean a trip to Oxford House, 177 km off. Winnipeg is the closest city, 406 km away. In the same area: Sucker Lake just 8.8 km, Atikos Lake 11 km, Opowamo Lake just 12 km, Titipikus Lake 12 km and Natwingay Lake just 12 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Beaver Claw Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The near bank of Beaver Claw Lake is often the one people ignore. Where the bottom hardens, expect the fish to be holding.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -22°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. At Beaver Claw Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Sucker Lake is 8.8 km distant. Confirm before you fish Beaver Claw Lake.