Bryan Lake Fishing near Flin Flon, Manitoba

• Overview

  Bryan Lake is a Manitoba water, in Manitoba. The bank is 295 metres above sea level. At 1.11 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The shoreline runs about 7.2 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Flin Flon is the closest town at 21 km. Creighton follows at 23 km, then Snow Lake at 98 km. Near neighbours: Jenny Lake after 2 km, Thompson Lake 2 km, Pothook Lake after 2.3 km, Murray Lake 3.2 km and Flintoba Lake after 3.3 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Bryan Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The near bank of Bryan Lake is often the one people ignore. Shallow bays warm first and pull fish in early.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -22°C in January and 17°C in July. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and early November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Bryan Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Jenny Lake at 2 km is the sensible second choice. Where Bryan Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.