Stuart Lake in Manitoba: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Manitoba in Manitoba is where Stuart Lake sits. The ground round it is northern bush. Roughly 71 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The shoreline runs about 5.5 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Pelican Narrows is the closest place, 209 km off. Snow Lake lies 213 km off, Flin Flon another 223 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Stuart 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. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shape of Stuart Lake decides where the fish sit. Overhanging branches shade fish that would otherwise sit deeper.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -25°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Once it clears, about mid May, the fishing comes on quickly. The lid tends to go about mid May and return around early November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. It sets the rhythm of the year at Stuart Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. May Lake, 3.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Stuart Lake should be assumed from this page alone.