Kendrick Lake in Manitoba: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Manitoba in Manitoba is where Kendrick Lake sits. The setting is boreal forest. Roughly 60 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 3.9 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Ground here is low by Manitoba standards. You are 89 km from Thompson. It is 670 km to Winnipeg, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Kendrick Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Take Kendrick Lake a stretch at a time. Deeper water next to shallow is more useful than either on its own.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -23°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The lid usually goes in mid May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about mid May and return around early November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Kendrick Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Maltby Lake at 6.2 km is the sensible second choice. The position on Kendrick Lake is worth confirming on the day.