Fishing Noble Lake in Prairie Lakes, Manitoba

• Overview

  The Prairie Lakes end of Manitoba holds Noble Lake. The surroundings are mixed forest. With some 55 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 2.9 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Shilo lies 33 km from the water. For a city, Winnipeg is 189 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Noble Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Prairie Lakes, recorded fish include northern pike, black bullhead, Iowa darter and rock bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Noble Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 19°C and January reads -17°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Noble Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lloyds Lake at 2 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Noble Lake for certain.