Laplante Lake in Manitoba: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Laplante Lake in the Manitoba part of Manitoba. It stands 199 metres above sea level. Roughly 2.15 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Shoreline length is close to 19 km, and each section fishes a little differently. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Manitoba listings. Supplies mean a trip to Oxford House, 25 km off. Beyond it, Cross Lake 19A at 165 km and Gillam at 183 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Laplante Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read Laplante Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out. After a blow, the windward bank is the one to try.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -23°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Break-up comes around mid May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from mid May until about early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Laplante Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. McLaughlin Lake, 3.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Laplante Lake before loading the car.