Moon Lake Fishing near Dauphin, Manitoba

• Overview

  Moon Lake is one of the Dauphin listings for Manitoba. The country round it is taiga from end to end. At 1.85 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The edge covers about 6.5 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Nothing else we list in Dauphin covers more water. The closest town, Dauphin, is 29 km distant. Minnedosa is 73 km away, with Neepawa at 84 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Moon Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Dauphin names yellow perch, blackside darter, Iowa darter, northern pike and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Moon Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 17°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Moon Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A camping area sits within 1.2 km of here. A picnic area is mapped about 1.2 km away. Toilets are 1.2 km away, which matters on a long session. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Tanner Lake, 3.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Moon Lake carry more weight than any list.