Little Fish Lake, Manitoba: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Little Fish Lake sits within Manitoba in Manitoba. The country round it is spruce and muskeg from end to end. This is a pocket water of some 8 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Manitoba list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Kamsack, 37 km away, for anything you forgot. It is 262 km to Regina, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Little Fish Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On Little Fish Lake a short move beats a long cast. Wind decides which bank is worth your time on the day.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -20°C to 17°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near early November: that is the shape of an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Little Fish Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Berry Patch Lake is 1.2 km distant. Confirm before you fish Little Fish Lake.