Fishing Phoneline Lake in Riding Mountain West, Manitoba

• Overview

  Phoneline Lake is set in Riding Mountain West, Manitoba. Everything around it is rolling bush. With some 13 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The nearest town is Roblin, 19 km away. Kamsack follows at 61 km, then Langenburg at 67 km. What else is close: Cabin Lake at about 1 km, Flatfoot Lake some 1.3 km off, Smart Lake at about 1.6 km, Deep Lake some 1.7 km off and Chain Lake at about 2.4 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Phoneline Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Riding Mountain West list white sucker, rock bass, blackside darter and johnny darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Phoneline Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -19°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan any trip to Phoneline Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Cabin Lake, 1 km away. Treat Phoneline Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.