Fishing Rice Lake in Alexander, Manitoba

• Overview

  Rice Lake lies in Alexander, in Manitoba. Height above sea level is 250 metres. It measures some 4.09 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. With 16 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Alexander. Lac du Bonnet lies 89 km from the water. Further out sit Gimli (102 km) and Arborg (109 km). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Rice Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Alexander include smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. Rice Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -20°C on the long-run figures. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That shapes the year on Rice Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. You will be walking about 1 km from the nearest car park. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Red Rice Lake, 2.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Rice Lake in what we hold.