Rotten Lake Fishing Guide, Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  The Manitoba end of Manitoba holds Rotten Lake. It sits at 653 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Manitoba. The closest town, Kamsack, is 25 km distant. The nearest city of size is Regina, 251 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Rotten Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On Rotten Lake that means starting tight and working out. A gravel patch among silt is worth several casts.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -20°C in January. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about early November in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Rotten Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Benson Lake, 0.9 km out. Check the current arrangement for Rotten Lake.