Fishing at Meditation Lake, Reynolds, Manitoba

• Overview

  The Reynolds entry here is Meditation Lake, in Manitoba. It sits in pine and birch. About 3.54 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. With 8.7 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. On our Reynolds list it sits near the top for size. Lac du Bonnet is the closest place, 47 km off. Beausejour lies 76 km off, Kenora another 78 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Meditation Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Reynolds, recorded fish include northern pike, walleye and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Meditation Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 19°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It holds true on Meditation Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Shakeshaft Lake at 2.8 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Meditation Lake as something to verify.