Fishing Rabbit Lake in Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  Rabbit Lake belongs to Manitoba. This is northern bush ground. This is a pocket water of some 5 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Manitoba list. For supplies, Swan River is 43 km out. Further out sit Hudson Bay (85 km) and Kamsack (112 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Rabbit Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish Rabbit Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep. Weed beds hold food, and food holds fish.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -18°C in January. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about early November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Rabbit Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Moosehead Lake at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Rabbit Lake.