Fishing at Tartan Lake, Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  The Manitoba end of Manitoba holds Tartan Lake. Height above sea level is 327 metres. Surface area runs to roughly 4.62 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. The outline measures near 47 km, so a boat opens up water the bank never reaches. It ranks high for size among our Manitoba listings. For supplies, Flin Flon is 14 km out. After that come Creighton at 16 km and Pelican Narrows at 84 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Tartan Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read Tartan Lake before you fish it and the day goes better. Read the wind first; it decides which bank is worth walking.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -22°C for January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at early November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Tartan Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Ruby Lake is 2.2 km distant. Ask locally about Tartan Lake if anything is unclear.