Round Lake, Manitoba: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Round Lake is one of the Argyle waters in Manitoba. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Argyle list. The nearest place of any size is Killarney, 43 km away. Carberry follows at 50 km, then Shilo at 52 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Round Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Argyle names black bullhead, northern pike, johnny darter and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Round Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -17°C to 19°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Round Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Mapping flags this water as intermittent: it can be dry for part of the year, so check before travelling. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Long Lake, 0.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Round Lake.