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

• Overview

  Set in Manitoba, Little Stony Lake is a Manitoba water. Land around it is northern bush. Surface area runs to roughly 4.76 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. You are looking at roughly 17 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. On our Manitoba list it sits near the top for size. Thompson is the closest town at 155 km. Snow Lake lies 200 km off, Flin Flon another 250 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Little Stony 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. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Little Stony Lake repays a walk before the first cast. Bright sun pushes fish under whatever cover exists.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -25°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid May. On average, mid May opens the water and early November closes it again. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Little Stony Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Opachuanau Lake, 9.7 km away. Check the current arrangement for Little Stony Lake.