Fishing at Gasse Lake, Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  You will find Gasse Lake in Manitoba. Height above sea level is 361 metres. Surface area runs to roughly 1.14 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. Some 9.8 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. The closest town, Pelican Narrows, is 187 km away. Saskatoon sits 599 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Gasse Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Work Gasse Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it. Sunken timber holds fish, but costs tackle; go in prepared.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -25°C to 16°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Once it clears, about mid May, the fishing comes on quickly. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid May in spring and again near early November in autumn. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan any trip to Gasse Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Howard Campbell Lake at 3.1 km is the nearest alternative. Treat Gasse Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.