Fishing at Ningik Lake, Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  This water sits in Manitoba. It stands 238 metres above sea level. At about 53 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 2.8 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The nearest town is Oxford House, 145 km away. After that come Norway House at 180 km and Cross Lake 19A at 204 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Ningik Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shape of Ningik Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank. Watch for fry activity and fish under it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -22°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near early November: that is the shape of an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Ningik Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Wenusk Lake is 2.3 km off. Check the position at Ningik Lake before loading the car.