Skull Lake Fishing Guide, Reynolds, Manitoba

• Overview

  This water sits in Reynolds, Manitoba. Height above sea level is 312 metres. Roughly 29 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 2.2 km, small enough to learn in a day. Some 53 km away sits Lac du Bonnet, the nearest settlement. Then Beausejour, 68 km, and La Broquerie, 76 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Skull Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Reynolds include northern pike, walleye, yellow perch and johnny darter. The county list is broader than any single water. On Skull Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 19°C and January near -19°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Skull Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Skull Pond is 1.7 km off. Ask locally about Skull Lake if anything is unclear.