Lake of the Clouds Fishing Guide, Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  Look for Lake of the Clouds in the Manitoba part of Manitoba. This is rolling bush ground. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Manitoba list holds plenty of bigger water. Start from Kenora, 51 km down the road. Lac du Bonnet is 75 km away, with Moose Lake at 76 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lake of the Clouds

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On Lake of the Clouds that means starting tight and working out. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 19°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Lake of the Clouds.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Bridget Lake is 0.4 km off. Where Lake of the Clouds is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.