Telephone Line Lake Fishing near Swan River, Manitoba

• Overview

  The Ethelbert end of Manitoba holds Telephone Line Lake. Height above sea level is 683 metres. At about 45 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge runs 3.1 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Manitoba listings. Swan River lies 34 km from the water. After that come Kamsack at 70 km and Roblin at 74 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Telephone Line Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Ethelbert include Iowa darter, yellow perch and northern pike. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Telephone Line Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -19°C for January. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about early November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Telephone Line Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Smith Lake, 1.7 km away. The position on Telephone Line Lake is worth confirming on the day.