Fishing at Gilmore Lake, Reynolds, Manitoba

• Overview

  Gilmore Lake stands in Reynolds, Manitoba. The water sits 335 metres up. It runs to roughly 28 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. About 2.2 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. For a base, Moose Lake sits 62 km out. Lac du Bonnet lies 70 km off, Kenora another 70 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Gilmore Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reynolds records list northern pike, walleye, yellow perch and johnny darter among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Gilmore Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 19°C for July and -19°C for January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Gilmore Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Whillier Lake is 1.7 km off. What applies at Gilmore Lake may have changed since it was mapped.