Fishing McLellan Lake in Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  McLellan Lake belongs to Manitoba. Height above sea level is 682 metres. It runs to roughly 19 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The full circuit measures close to 1.7 km on foot. It is a small entry by Manitoba standards. Some 40 km away sits Roblin, the nearest settlement. It is 274 km to Regina, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on McLellan Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. 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. Fish McLellan Lake to its features, not to its size. The county lists over twenty named waters in all.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -19°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around early November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That is the shape of the year on McLellan Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Big Skid Lake at 1.8 km is the sensible second choice. Rules at McLellan Lake are worth checking on the day.