Lost Lake, Manitoba: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lost Lake is one of the Manitoba waters in Manitoba. The water sits 736 metres up. Roughly 20 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 2.0 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Our Manitoba list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 56 km away sits Swan River, the nearest settlement. For a city, Regina is 322 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read Lost Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out. Keep the approach quiet on shallow water.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -19°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The season between ice runs from about early May to early November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lost Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Rutledge Lake is 1.3 km distant. The position on Lost Lake is worth confirming on the day.