George Lake in Alexander: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find George Lake in Alexander, Manitoba. The water sits 295 metres up. At 21.46 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. The shoreline runs to about 46 km, far more than one trip can cover. It ranks high for size among our Alexander listings. For a base, Lac du Bonnet sits 40 km out. Beausejour is 75 km and Kenora 90 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on George Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish George Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 19°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Expect George Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Williams Lake is 2.9 km off. The position on George Lake is worth confirming on the day.