Finch Lake near Swan River: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Finch Lake in Manitoba. Around the bank it is lake country bush. At 9 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Manitoba standards. Swan River sits 20 km from the bank. Kamsack is 69 km and Roblin 82 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Finch Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On Finch Lake that means starting tight and working out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On Finch Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Schifferley Lake is 4.4 km off. Check the position at Finch Lake before loading the car.