Little Birch Lake, Manitoba: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Little Birch Lake is a Fisher water, Manitoba side. The setting is rolling bush on every side. Roughly 4.33 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The outline measures near 23 km, so local knowledge counts. Size puts it in the front rank of our Fisher list. Some 64 km away sits Arborg, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Gimli (94 km) and Stonewall (124 km). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Birch Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Fisher, recorded fish include freshwater drum, goldeye and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Little Birch Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -19°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan any trip to Little Birch Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Cordwood Camp Lake sits 2.1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Little Birch Lake for certain.