Carrot Lake, Manitoba: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Grandview, Manitoba, is where Carrot Lake sits. The surface lies 654 metres up. It runs to roughly 15 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 2.6 km, small enough to learn in a day. It is high ground by Manitoba standards. 32 km away sits Roblin, the nearest town. The big place round here is Regina, 276 km distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Carrot Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Grandview include Iowa darter, northern pike and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Carrot Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -19°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near early November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Carrot Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Little McVey Lake is 2.1 km off. Nothing on Carrot Lake should be assumed from this page alone.