Fishing Cow Moose Lake in Reynolds, Manitoba

• Overview

  You will find Cow Moose Lake in Reynolds, Manitoba. It lies 316 metres above sea level. It measures about 27 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The bank runs about 2.3 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. The closest town, La Broquerie, is 46 km distant. Ste. Anne is 56 km and Steinbach 59 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Cow Moose Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Reynolds include northern pike, walleye, yellow perch and johnny darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Cow Moose Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 19°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Anyone fishing Cow Moose Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Hay Lake, 0.7 km away. What applies at Cow Moose Lake may have changed since it was mapped.