Van Der Walle Lake in Victoria: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Van Der Walle Lake is a Victoria water, in Manitoba. Height above sea level is 407 metres. Small at around 6 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Victoria list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Carberry, 50 km away. It is 142 km to Winnipeg, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Van Der Walle Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Victoria list stonecat, bigmouth shiner and blackchin shiner. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The near bank of Van Der Walle Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -17°C to 19°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Van Der Walle Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mapping flags this water as intermittent: it can be dry for part of the year, so check before travelling. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Wytincks Lake, 0.6 km out. Ask locally about Van Der Walle Lake if anything is unclear.