Duthoit Lake in Reynolds: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Duthoit Lake is listed under Reynolds, Manitoba. The setting is rolling bush. Around 13 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The edge runs 1.6 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Most waters listed here for Reynolds are larger. Lac du Bonnet sits 50 km from here and is the nearest stop. Beyond it, Kenora at 75 km and Beausejour at 79 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Duthoit Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name northern pike, walleye and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Duthoit Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 19°C on average, January about -19°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Duthoit Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Green Lake at 1.1 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Duthoit Lake may have changed since it was mapped.