Nickel Lake, Manitoba: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Nickel Lake is a Manitoba water, Manitoba side. The country round it is spruce and muskeg from end to end. About 1.57 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The shoreline runs about 10 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. You are 195 km from Thompson. Saskatoon sits 668 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Nickel Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish Nickel Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep. Small features hold more than big empty water.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -25°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Count the season from break-up, usually mid May. From about mid May to around early November, expect open water on the long-run figures. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On Nickel Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Kenistoopechekomuskwu Lakes, 4.9 km away. Ask locally about Nickel Lake if anything is unclear.