Connon Lake near Roblin: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Connon Lake lies within the bounds of Riding Mountain West, Manitoba. The ground round it is lake country bush. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Riding Mountain West standards. You are 16 km from Roblin. Then Kamsack, 58 km, and Langenburg, 64 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Connon Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Riding Mountain West names white sucker, rock bass, blackside darter and johnny darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Anyone new to Connon Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -20°C for January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan any trip to Connon Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping flags this water as intermittent: it can be dry for part of the year, so check before travelling. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Code Lake at 0.6 km is the nearest alternative. For Connon Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.