Stalker Lake, Manitoba: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Manitoba, this is Stalker Lake. The water sits 330 metres up. The water measures roughly 8 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Manitoba are larger. Supplies mean a trip to Lac du Bonnet, 62 km off. Kenora lies 94 km off, Beausejour another 100 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Stalker Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. At Stalker Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes. A slow retrieve near cover beats a fast one over open water.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 19°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It sets the rhythm of the year at Stalker Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. A boat ramp sits 1.1 km away, so trailered boats can get on. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Bayne Lake at 2.2 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Stalker Lake.