Stewart Lake in Grahamdale: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Stewart Lake in Grahamdale, Manitoba. Elevation runs to 279 metres. The nearest place of any size is Arborg, 64 km away. The big place round here is Winnipeg, 147 km distant. Other water nearby: Abbotts Lake sits 4.5 km out, 5 km away is Twin Lakes, Christiansens Lake sits 5.8 km out, 7.5 km away is Izzards Lake and Hodges Lake sits 7.6 km out. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Stewart Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Grahamdale list walleye, freshwater drum, nipigon cisco, white sucker and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Stewart Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -19°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Stewart Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Abbotts Lake is 4.5 km distant. For Stewart Lake in particular, ask before you travel.