Fishing Harvey Lake in Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  The Manitoba entry here is Harvey Lake, in Manitoba. The surface lies 519 metres up. Surface area is around 52 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The shoreline runs about 6.3 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Nearest town is Swan River, 34 km off. Kamsack follows at 40 km, then Canora at 67 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Harvey Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read Harvey Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out. Cast along the margin rather than straight out from it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -19°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Harvey Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Best Lake sits 4.4 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Harvey Lake in what we hold.