Little Stone Lake Fishing Guide, Grahamdale, Manitoba

• Overview

  In Manitoba, Little Stone Lake belongs to Grahamdale. The water sits 251 metres up. The water covers some 22 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The bank runs about 1.9 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Grahamdale. For a base, Dauphin sits 101 km out. It is 213 km to Winnipeg, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Little Stone Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Grahamdale cover walleye, freshwater drum, nipigon cisco and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Little Stone Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -20°C for January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It sets the rhythm of the year at Little Stone Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Bigstone Lake, 1.1 km out. Signs at Little Stone Lake carry more weight than any list.