Persse Lake in Manitoba: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Persse Lake sits in in Manitoba. The water sits 609 metres up. It measures about 50 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Some 5.2 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. The closest town, Kamsack, is 32 km away. Regina sits 255 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Persse Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. At Persse Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach. Small baits catch more; large baits catch bigger.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -20°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near early November in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Persse Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Tees Lake is 1.2 km off. For Persse Lake in particular, ask before you travel.