Fishing Dry Meadow Lake in Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  Look for Dry Meadow Lake in the Manitoba part of Manitoba. The ground round it is spruce and muskeg. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Manitoba list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Kamsack, is 27 km distant. The nearest city of size is Regina, 252 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Dry Meadow Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Work Dry Meadow Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it. Marks on the bank tell you where others have fished.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -20°C in January. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near early November in autumn. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Anyone fishing Dry Meadow Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Bird Lake at 2.1 km is the sensible second choice. Rules at Dry Meadow Lake are worth checking on the day.