Fishing Gordon Lake in Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  You will find Gordon Lake in Manitoba. Elevation runs to 314 metres. Roughly 19 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 1.5 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. On size it sits at the modest end of our Manitoba list. Thompson is the closest town at 206 km. The big place round here is Saskatoon, 665 km distant. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Gordon Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On Gordon Lake a short move beats a long cast. Fish the shade line as the sun moves round.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -26°C to 16°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid May. Break-up near mid May, freeze-up near early November: that is the shape of an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Anyone fishing Gordon Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Pump Lake, 2.1 km out. Check the current arrangement for Gordon Lake.