The Lily Pond in Manitoba: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Lily Pond belongs to Manitoba. The ground round it is rolling bush. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Manitoba list holds plenty of bigger water. Kenora sits 56 km from the bank. Moose Lake lies 68 km off, Lac du Bonnet another 75 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on The Lily Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The Lily Pond fishes better once you know its edges. Keep your shadow off the water when the bank is high.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 19°C and January reads -19°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That shapes the year on The Lily Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There are picnic tables recorded roughly 1.1 km off. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Little Bear Lake, 2.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish The Lily Pond.