Lewicki Lake Fishing Guide, Ethelbert, Manitoba

• Overview

  Lewicki Lake is an Ethelbert water, in Manitoba. It lies 728 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Ethelbert are larger. Swan River lies 42 km from the water. Regina sits 303 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lewicki Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Ethelbert include Iowa darter, yellow perch and northern pike. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lewicki Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -19°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about early November in an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Lewicki Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Cottingham Lake, 0.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Lewicki Lake.