Ex Lake Fishing in Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  Ex Lake is one of the Manitoba listings for Manitoba. The bank is 345 metres above sea level. At 1.23 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. Around 7.6 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. The closest town, Pelican Narrows, is 232 km away. The nearest city of size is Saskatoon, 647 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Ex Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Treat Ex Lake as a water to read rather than to cover. Sudden pressure changes tend to shut fish down for a few hours.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -25°C at the bottom of winter. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid May and starts locking again about early November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Ex Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Little Brightsand Lake, 5.8 km away. What applies at Ex Lake may have changed since it was mapped.