Cigar Lake in Alexander: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Cigar Lake is set in Alexander, Manitoba. It sits in pine and birch country. It runs to roughly 44 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. There is roughly 3.7 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Nearest town is Lac du Bonnet, 64 km off. Further out sit Beausejour (101 km) and Gimli (102 km). The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Cigar Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Alexander names smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Cigar Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 19°C, while January sits near -19°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Cigar Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Glen Lake is 3.1 km distant. For Cigar Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.