Wasayameesi Lake in Manitoba: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Wasayameesi Lake in Manitoba. It sits in rolling bush country. At about 26 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Bank access stretches around 2.8 km in total. Start from Red Lake, 205 km down the road. The big place round here is Winnipeg, 329 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Wasayameesi Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On Wasayameesi Lake that means starting tight and working out. Shallow bays warm first and pull fish in early.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -21°C at the bottom of winter. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Wasayameesi Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Weeseena Lake is 1.6 km distant. Check the position on Wasayameesi Lake before loading the car.