Round Lake Fishing near Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba

• Overview

  Alexander in Manitoba is where Round Lake sits. The water sits 258 metres up. It runs to roughly 18 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. With about 1.7 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It is a small entry by Alexander standards. Some 91 km away sits Lac du Bonnet, the nearest settlement. Gimli is 101 km and Arborg 107 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Round Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Alexander cover smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Treat Round Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -20°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Time your trip to Round Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Horseshoe Lake is 2.5 km off. For Round Lake in particular, ask before you travel.