Third Lake Fishing near Swan River, Manitoba

• Overview

  Third Lake sits in in Manitoba. What surrounds it is boreal forest. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Manitoba. Head to Swan River, 33 km away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Regina, 292 km distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Third Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. On Third Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one. Cover your ground slowly and you will find the productive stretch.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about early November in an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Third Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Second Lake, 0.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Third Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.