Chipple Lake Fishing in Yellowhead, Manitoba

• Overview

  Set in Yellowhead, Manitoba, this is Chipple Lake. Everything around it is rolling bush. It runs to roughly 94 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. With about 4.3 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Start from Minnedosa, 58 km down the road. Winnipeg sits 247 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Chipple Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Yellowhead include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and Iowa darter. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Chipple Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -19°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That shapes the year on Chipple Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Tenth Lake sits 2.4 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Chipple Lake.