Drum Lake in Manitoba: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Drum Lake falls in in Manitoba. It lies 644 metres above sea level. Small at around 9 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Manitoba list holds plenty of bigger water. Roblin at 28 km is the nearest place to stop. Then Kamsack, 54 km, and Swan River, 74 km. No border sits close enough to matter. About 1,600 people live in Roblin.

• Where to Fish on Drum Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read Drum Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out. Take a plummet or a sounder rather than guessing depth.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to early November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Drum Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records show it does not hold water year-round. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Dew Lake, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Drum Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.