Little Pockett Lake Fishing in Alonsa, Manitoba

• Overview

  Little Pockett Lake stands in Alonsa, Manitoba. The land about it is rolling bush. With some 42 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. On size it sits at the modest end of our Alonsa list. Neepawa is the closest town at 56 km. Minnedosa lies 66 km off, Dauphin another 74 km. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Pockett Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Alonsa, recorded fish include walleye, common carp, freshwater drum, johnny darter and northern pike. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Little Pockett Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -18°C in January and 19°C in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Little Pockett Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Pockett Lake at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. Rules at Little Pockett Lake are worth checking on the day.