Fishing at Contact Lake, Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  Set in Manitoba, this is Contact Lake. Northern bush runs right down to the water. It measures about 45 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. You are looking at roughly 6.5 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. For supplies, Flin Flon is 71 km out. After that come Creighton at 74 km and Snow Lake at 75 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Contact Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The near bank of Contact Lake is often the one people ignore. Read the water for ten minutes before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -23°C in January and 17°C in July. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. From about early May to around early November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Contact Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Park Lake, 2.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Contact Lake in particular, ask before you travel.