Fishing Wenners Lake in Riding Mountain West, Manitoba

• Overview

  Manitoba holds Wenners Lake, in Riding Mountain West. The ground around here is rolling bush. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Riding Mountain West list holds plenty of bigger water. Roblin lies 7 km from the water. Regina is the closest city, 250 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Wenners Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Riding Mountain West, recorded fish include white sucker, rock bass, blackside darter, johnny darter and shorthead redhorse. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Wenners Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -20°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. At Wenners Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Charles Lake sits 1.9 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Wenners Lake as something to verify.