Fishing Fagnan Lake in Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  In Manitoba, Fagnan Lake belongs to Manitoba. It stands 750 metres above sea level. It measures about 65 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. At about 5.6 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Manitoba listings. Head to Swan River, 63 km away, for anything you forgot. Regina sits 332 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Fagnan Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. At Fagnan Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach. Note where you had the first touch and work back over it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 16°C in July. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at early November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It holds true on Fagnan Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Dirty Water Lake is 2.1 km distant. None of that is settled for Fagnan Lake in what we hold.