Vick Lake Fishing Guide, Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  Manitoba holds Vick Lake, in Manitoba. The setting is mixed forest. It runs to roughly 20 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. A shoreline of some 3.4 km keeps the choices simple. On size it sits at the modest end of our Manitoba list. Flin Flon sits 12 km from here and is the nearest stop. Creighton is 14 km and Pelican Narrows 91 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Vick Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The near bank of Vick Lake is often the one people ignore. Follow the birds if you cannot find the fish.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -22°C in January and 17°C in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about early November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Vick Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Solodiuk Lake is 1.5 km off. Rules at Vick Lake are worth checking on the day.