Hodgson Lake, Manitoba: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Hodgson Lake sits within Manitoba in Manitoba. It stands 219 metres above sea level. This is sizeable water at about 1.59 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. Shoreline length is close to 9.3 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Start from Oxford House, 23 km down the road. Then Gillam, 144 km, and Cross Lake 19A, 157 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Hodgson Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Treat Hodgson Lake as a water to read rather than to cover. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -23°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid May. The open-water window runs from around mid May to about early November in an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Hodgson Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Arnold Robinson Lake, 8.8 km away. Confirm access to Hodgson Lake locally before you travel.