Zytaruk Lake, Manitoba: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Zytaruk Lake in Alexander, Manitoba. The setting is lake country bush on every side. Roughly 31 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. A shoreline of some 2.5 km keeps the choices simple. Lac du Bonnet lies 47 km from the water. Kenora is 80 km and Beausejour 80 km. Also worth knowing: Tugby Lake at about 1.1 km, Ruthig Lake about 2 km, Fryatt Lake at about 3.2 km, North Sailing Lake about 3.2 km and Saddle Lake at about 4 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Zytaruk Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Alexander records list smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Zytaruk Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 19°C, while January sits near -19°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Zytaruk Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Tugby Lake at 1.1 km is the nearest alternative. Treat Zytaruk Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.