Fishing Curb Lake in Rossburn, Manitoba

• Overview

  Curb Lake lies in Rossburn, in Manitoba. The surface lies 666 metres up. The water covers around 1.27 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The perimeter runs near 8.3 km, so plan the walk before you start. It sits higher than most water we list in Manitoba. You are 45 km from Roblin. Regina sits 258 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Curb Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Rossburn: northern pike, Iowa darter, white sucker, rainbow trout and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Treat Curb Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -20°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Curb Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Moose Lake is 1.9 km distant. What applies at Curb Lake may have changed since it was mapped.