Norway Lake Fishing Guide, Riding Mountain West, Manitoba

• Overview

  Norway Lake lies in Riding Mountain West, Manitoba. The setting is rolling bush on every side. The water measures roughly 5 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Riding Mountain West list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Roblin, is 30 km away. After that come Langenburg at 53 km and Dauphin at 69 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Norway Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Riding Mountain West names white sucker, rock bass, blackside darter, johnny darter and shorthead redhorse. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Norway Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -19°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Norway Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Denmark Lake at 3.7 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Norway Lake for certain.