Lottie Lake, Manitoba: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Manitoba, Lottie Lake falls inside Mossey River. This is lake country bush country. It measures about 99 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The whole outline is near 3.6 km, and most of it is walkable. Dauphin sits 49 km from here and is the nearest stop. Beyond it, Roblin at 116 km and Swan River at 121 km. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Lottie Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Mossey River include walleye, central mudminnow and blacknose shiner. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Lottie Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 19°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Expect Lottie Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. McCann Lake, 2.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Lottie Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.