Fishing Solomon Lake in Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  You will find Solomon Lake in Manitoba. Around the bank it is northern bush. Roughly 42 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 2.6 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Snow Lake sits 170 km from the bank. For a city, Saskatoon is 624 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Solomon Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On Solomon Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort. The last hour before dark is rarely wasted.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -25°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Break-up comes around mid May, and the run that follows is short and strong. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid May and starts locking again about early November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Solomon Lake follows the weather closely.

• 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. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Bridal Lake, 3.6 km away. For Solomon Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.