Wakun Lake in Manitoba: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Wakun Lake in the Manitoba part of Manitoba. It sits at 253 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 69 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. You are looking at roughly 9.5 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Oxford House lies 110 km from the water. It is 468 km to Winnipeg, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Wakun Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish Wakun Lake to its features, not to its size. Weed beds hold food, and food holds fish.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -22°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to early November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Wakun Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Paweesakopeesink Lake is 8.8 km distant. What applies at Wakun Lake may have changed since it was mapped.