Fishing Jackson Bay in Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  Jackson Bay is a Manitoba water, in Manitoba. Elevation runs to 186 metres. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Manitoba listings. Start from Oxford House, 15 km down the road. It is 563 km to Winnipeg, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout. Nothing about it is complicated once you have walked it.

• Where to Fish on Jackson Bay

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Reed and marsh margins hold fish through the moving hours. Tide runs this water, so time the session to the flow. On Jackson Bay the obvious spot is not always the productive one. Cover your ground slowly and you will find the productive stretch.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -23°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about mid May to early November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Jackson Bay.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Kawakikamasik Lake is 2.7 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Jackson Bay.