Fishing Pots Lake in Rosedale, Manitoba

• Overview

  Pots Lake lies in Rosedale, Manitoba. What surrounds it is mixed forest. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Rosedale list holds plenty of bigger water. Neepawa is the closest town at 35 km. Then Minnedosa, 38 km, and Rivers, 74 km. In the same area: Kidney Lake after 2.1 km, Helen Lake out at 3.3 km, Stink Lake after 3.4 km, Muskrat Lake out at 6.6 km and Apple Lake after 7.5 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Pots Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Rosedale list white sucker, northern pike and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Take Pots Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -19°C for January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Pots Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Kidney Lake is 2.1 km distant. Where Pots Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.