Fishing Onion Lake in Ethelbert, Manitoba

• Overview

  Onion Lake is one of the Ethelbert listings for Manitoba. The setting is northern bush on every side. It measures about 14 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 1.7 km, small enough to learn in a day. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Manitoba listings. Some 48 km away sits Swan River, the nearest settlement. For a city, Regina is 298 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Onion Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Ethelbert, recorded fish include Iowa darter, yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker and rainbow trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The near bank of Onion Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -19°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. On average, early May opens the water and early November closes it again. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Expect Onion Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Stewart Lake is 3.1 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Onion Lake for certain.