Fishing Olsen Lake in Grandview, Manitoba

• Overview

  Set in Grandview, Olsen Lake is a Manitoba water. Around the bank it is taiga. Small at around 8 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Manitoba listings. Some 38 km away sits Roblin, the nearest settlement. Then Dauphin, 65 km, and Kamsack, 72 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Olsen Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Grandview records list Iowa darter, northern pike, white sucker and yellow perch among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Olsen Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about early November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Olsen Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Slyziuk Lake, 2.3 km away. Check the position on Olsen Lake before loading the car.