Fishing Sailing Lake in Reynolds, Manitoba

• Overview

  Sailing Lake belongs to Reynolds, Manitoba. The water sits 315 metres up. Surface area runs to roughly 2.63 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. The shoreline runs about 18 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Size puts it in the front rank of our Reynolds list. Nearest place of any size is Kenora, 62 km away. The big place round here is Winnipeg, 131 km distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Sailing Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Reynolds names northern pike, walleye and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Sailing Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 19°C and January at -19°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Sailing Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Granite Lake, 2.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Sailing Lake should be assumed from this page alone.