Fishing at Moon Lake, Killarney-Turtle Mountain, Manitoba

• Overview

  Moon Lake sits within Killarney-Turtle Mountain in Manitoba. The surroundings are rolling bush. Roughly 15 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Start from Belcourt, 23 km down the road. The big place round here is Winnipeg, 222 km distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications. Streitzel Lake is the better known water round here, 3.8 km off.

• Where to Fish on Moon Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Killarney-Turtle Mountain include white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Moon Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -17°C for January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Moon Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping flags this water as intermittent: it can be dry for part of the year, so check before travelling. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try North Messier Lake, 0.7 km away. Check the position on Moon Lake before loading the car.