Partridge Breast Lake in Manitoba: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Partridge Breast Lake is one of the Manitoba listings for Manitoba. The bank gives way to boreal forest. At 27.99 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. The perimeter is close to 72 km, and wind can be flat in one arm and rough in the next. It is among the larger waters listed here for Manitoba. For supplies, Thompson is 179 km out. It is 806 km to Saskatoon, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Partridge Breast Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish Partridge Breast Lake to its features, not to its size. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -26°C to 15°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late May. The lid tends to go about late May and return around late October. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Partridge Breast Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Missinipi Lake, 20 km away. Treat access at Partridge Breast Lake as something to verify.