Fishing Reed Lake in Grahamdale, Manitoba

• Overview

  Set in Grahamdale, Reed Lake is a Manitoba water. The ground around here is lake country bush. Surface area runs to roughly 2.10 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. The edge covers about 6.5 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. The nearest place of any size is Arborg, 104 km away. Dauphin is 107 km and Gimli 134 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Reed 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. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Grahamdale names walleye, freshwater drum, nipigon cisco and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Reed Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -20°C to 19°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Reed Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Clear Lake is 3.2 km distant. Confirm access to Reed Lake locally before you travel.