Gunn Lake Fishing in Rossburn, Manitoba

• Overview

  Set in Rossburn, Gunn Lake is a Manitoba water. The country here is mixed forest. Surface area runs to roughly 2.02 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. The margin runs to about 8.9 km in total. Size puts it in the front rank of our Rossburn list. You are 46 km from Dauphin. Roblin lies 70 km off, Langenburg another 83 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Gunn Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Rossburn, recorded fish include northern pike, Iowa darter and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Anyone new to Gunn Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 17°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That shapes the year on Gunn Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Overnight stays are possible about 630 m out, where camping is mapped. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, McTavish Lake is 4 km off. Confirm before you fish Gunn Lake.