Lees Lake Fishing Guide, Rosedale, Manitoba

• Overview

  Rosedale, Manitoba, is where Lees Lake sits. It lies 618 metres above sea level. At roughly 9 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Rosedale. Head to Minnedosa, 39 km away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit Neepawa (53 km) and Dauphin (62 km). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lees Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Rosedale names white sucker, northern pike, yellow perch, johnny darter and Iowa darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lees Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -20°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Lees Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Sand Lake is 1.3 km distant. What applies at Lees Lake may have changed since it was mapped.