Fishing Stephenfield Lake in Dufferin, Manitoba

• Overview

  Set in Dufferin, Manitoba, this is Stephenfield Lake. This is mixed forest country. At 1.27 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. Around 11 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Carman lies 22 km from the water. Morden lies 40 km off, Winkler another 46 km. Close by you have: 11 km out stands Lake Benoit, Lac a Parker about 15 km, 21 km out stands Lac Onze, Messner Lake about 22 km and 25 km out stands Heatherington Lake. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Stephenfield Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Stephenfield Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 20°C, the coldest about -17°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan around that when you fish Stephenfield Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Launch at Boat Launch, 930 m from the water. There is a campsite 780 m from the water. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lake Benoit is 11 km off. Confirm before you fish Stephenfield Lake.