Fishing at Wunwie Lake, Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  Wunwie Lake is a Manitoba water, Manitoba side. It lies 281 metres above sea level. This is sizeable water at about 1.69 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. At about 7.5 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Norway House is the closest place, 164 km off. Beyond it, Oxford House at 170 km and Cross Lake 19A at 200 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Wunwie Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read Wunwie Lake before you fish it and the day goes better. Watch for the line where weed gives way to clean bottom.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -22°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Wunwie Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Ningikomaset Lake at 5.1 km is the nearest alternative. Where Wunwie Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.