Little Spruce Lake in Manitoba: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Manitoba, this is Little Spruce Lake. Elevation runs to 309 metres. With some 11 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 2.4 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Most waters listed here for Manitoba are larger. You are 11 km from Flin Flon. The nearest city of size is Saskatoon, 436 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Little Spruce Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. 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. Little Spruce Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance. Two hours in the right place beats a day walking.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -21°C to 17°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. From about early May to around early November, expect open water on the long-run figures. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Time your trip to Little Spruce Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is We Lake, 1.1 km out. Check the position on Little Spruce Lake before loading the car.