Fishing Semple Lake in Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  In Manitoba, Semple Lake belongs to Manitoba. This is northern bush ground. At 38.09 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. At about 110 km of edge, most people fish a single area and learn it well. Few waters listed in Manitoba are bigger. Oxford House sits 24 km from here and is the nearest stop. It is 583 km to Winnipeg, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Semple Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On Semple Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort. Bait sits where the wind pushes it, and so do the fish.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -23°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near early November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Semple Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Powstick Lake, 5.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Semple Lake before loading the car.