Kauk Lake Fishing in Alexander, Manitoba

• Overview

  The Alexander entry here is Kauk Lake, in Manitoba. It stands 329 metres above sea level. Around 11 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Roughly 1.3 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Our Alexander list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 48 km away sits Lac du Bonnet, the nearest settlement. After that come Beausejour at 84 km and Kenora at 86 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Kauk Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Alexander records list smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Kauk Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -19°C in January to roughly 19°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Kauk Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Guttormson Lake at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Kauk Lake.