Pockett Lake Fishing Guide, Alonsa, Manitoba

• Overview

  Out in Alonsa, Manitoba, sits Pockett Lake. What surrounds it is lake country bush. Surface area is around 84 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 4.4 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Neepawa sits 56 km from the bank. Winnipeg is the closest city, 177 km away. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Pockett Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Alonsa include walleye, common carp, freshwater drum, johnny darter and northern pike. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Pockett Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -18°C to 19°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Expect Pockett Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Records show it does not hold water year-round. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Little Pockett Lake is 1.3 km off. Rules at Pockett Lake are worth checking on the day.