Fishing at Elb Lake, Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  Elb Lake stands in Manitoba. The water sits 366 metres up. Roughly 18 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The bank runs about 2.2 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Manitoba. The nearest town is Pelican Narrows, 214 km away. The nearest city of size is Saskatoon, 631 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Elb Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Elb Lake repays a walk before the first cast. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -25°C in January and 16°C in July. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid May. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about early November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It holds true on Elb Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Ken Lake is 0.6 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Elb Lake for certain.