Boulton Lake in Alexander: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Boulton Lake in Alexander, Manitoba. It sits in rolling bush country. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Alexander list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Lac du Bonnet, is 71 km distant. Beyond it, Beausejour at 109 km and Red Lake at 114 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Boulton Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Work Boulton Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 19°C and January at -19°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Time your trip to Boulton Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Slywchuk Lake sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Boulton Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.