Fishing Oddfellow Lake in Riding Mountain West, Manitoba

• Overview

  Riding Mountain West in Manitoba is where Oddfellow Lake sits. The setting is mixed forest on every side. Surface area is around 17 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Bank access stretches around 2.2 km in total. 7.2 km away sits Roblin, the nearest town. Langenburg is 54 km and Kamsack 58 km. Nearby, in order: Craw Lake at 1.6 km, Wiltshire Lake about 2.1 km, Charles Lake at 3.6 km, Bench Lake about 3.9 km and Wenners Lake at 4 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Oddfellow Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Riding Mountain West cover white sucker, rock bass, blackside darter, johnny darter and shorthead redhorse. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Take Oddfellow Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -20°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Oddfellow Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Craw Lake, 1.6 km out. Treat access at Oddfellow Lake as something to verify.