Fishing Bigstone Lake in Grahamdale, Manitoba

• Overview

  Bigstone Lake is listed under Grahamdale, Manitoba. Elevation runs to 250 metres. It runs to roughly 61 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline length is close to 5.5 km, and each section fishes a little differently. You are 102 km from Dauphin. Arborg lies 125 km off, Neepawa another 154 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Bigstone Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Grahamdale: walleye, freshwater drum and nipigon cisco. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Bigstone Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -20°C in January. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That is the shape of the year on Bigstone Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Little Stone Lake is 1.1 km distant. For Bigstone Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.