Little Tank Lake, Manitoba: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Little Tank Lake sits in Grandview, out in Manitoba. The water sits 605 metres up. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Grandview are larger. You are 38 km from Roblin. The nearest city of size is Regina, 283 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Little Tank Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Grandview records list Iowa darter, northern pike, white sucker, yellow perch and finescale dace among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Little Tank Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 17°C in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Little Tank Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This one is mapped as intermittent, so a wasted trip is a real risk in a dry year. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Dead Man Lake at 1.3 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Little Tank Lake as something to verify.