Foster Lake Fishing near Swan River, Manitoba

• Overview

  Foster Lake stands in Manitoba. What surrounds it is northern bush. It runs to roughly 24 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 2.0 km in total. Our Manitoba list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 48 km away sits Swan River, the nearest settlement. Regina sits 331 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Foster Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Take Foster Lake a stretch at a time. Sunken banks and old ditches show as changes in surface texture.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -19°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running early May to early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Foster Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Youngs Lakes, 1.9 km away. Check the position at Foster Lake before loading the car.