Fishing Berry Patch Lake in Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  Berry Patch Lake stands in Manitoba. The country here is northern bush. At about 19 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 3.0 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It is a small entry by Manitoba standards. Some 37 km away sits Kamsack, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Regina, 262 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Berry Patch Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On Berry Patch Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort. Watch where fish top and note the time of day.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -20°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. From about early May to around early November, expect open water on the long-run figures. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Berry Patch Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Little Fish Lake is 1.2 km distant. Treat access at Berry Patch Lake as something to verify.