Simoens Lake, Manitoba: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Simoens Lake is a Victoria water, Manitoba side. The bank gives way to lake country bush. The water covers some 18 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 2.2 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. For supplies, Carberry is 52 km out. Killarney lies 60 km off, Shilo another 61 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Simoens Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Victoria include stonecat, bigmouth shiner and blackchin shiner. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Treat Simoens Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -18°C in January and 19°C in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That is the shape of the year on Simoens Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. De Pauws Lake at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Simoens Lake should be assumed from this page alone.