Wilson Lake, Manitoba: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Manitoba, sits Wilson Lake. Around the bank it is northern bush. The water covers around 3.75 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The shoreline runs about 14 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Ground here is low by Manitoba standards. Oxford House sits 45 km from the bank. Cross Lake 19A is 178 km away, with Norway House at 195 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Wilson Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. 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. Fish Wilson Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -23°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid May in spring and again near early November in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Wilson Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Wanless Lake at 4.9 km is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Wilson Lake if anything is unclear.