Fishing at Taylors Lake, Argyle, Manitoba

• Overview

  You will find Taylors Lake in Argyle, Manitoba. The surface lies 416 metres up. Around 14 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. On size it sits at the modest end of our Argyle list. Killarney at 41 km is the nearest place to stop. Carberry is 48 km away, with Shilo at 50 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Taylors Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Argyle include black bullhead, northern pike and johnny darter. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Taylors Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -17°C to 19°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Taylors Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Public mapping marks it as seasonal water rather than permanent. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Cobbes Lake is 1.3 km off. Rules at Taylors Lake are worth checking on the day.