Pokokeena Lake Fishing in Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  Within Manitoba, you have Pokokeena Lake. The water sits 281 metres up. It runs to roughly 21 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. With about 2.6 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Manitoba list. Oxford House lies 155 km from the water. Winnipeg is the closest city, 437 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Pokokeena Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On Pokokeena Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one. Timber holds fish long after the weed has died back.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -22°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near early November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Pokokeena Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Kitchi Lake is 1.7 km off. What applies at Pokokeena Lake may have changed since it was mapped.