West Rice Lake Fishing Guide, Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  Manitoba holds West Rice Lake, in Manitoba. The bank gives way to taiga. Roughly 34 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Bank access stretches around 2.9 km in total. Compared with other Manitoba water on our list, it sits high. The nearest town is Hudson Bay, 68 km away. For a city, Regina is 338 km off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on West Rice Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. West Rice Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance. Where the bottom hardens, fish tend to hold.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -19°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. From about early May to around early November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. At West Rice Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, East Rice Lake is 2.2 km distant. Confirm before you fish West Rice Lake.