Fishing Maberly Lake in Alexander, Manitoba

• Overview

  Manitoba holds Maberly Lake, in Alexander. Height above sea level is 307 metres. About 4 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Alexander standards. Nearest town is Lac du Bonnet, 86 km off. The big place round here is Winnipeg, 170 km distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Maberly Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Alexander cover smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Maberly Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -19°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Maberly Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Stormy Lake sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Maberly Lake.