Gordon Lake Fishing near Arviat, Manitoba

• Overview

  Manitoba holds Gordon Lake, in Manitoba. Salt water lies 0.6 km off. The water covers some 28 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 2.0 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. The town to know is Arviat, 259 km out. Gillam lies 277 km off, Thompson another 419 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Gordon Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The tide is the timetable on this water; two hours either side of the change usually fish hardest. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Treat Gordon Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 13°C, with January the cold end at about -27°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early June. The water is typically free of ice between early June and late October. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Gordon Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Christmas Lake is 6.1 km off. Signs at Gordon Lake carry more weight than any list.