Fishing

The Big Picture

Trophy fish are yours for the catching in Manitoba. Learn more about what Manitoba has to offer--browse the articles below and piece together your own "big picture" of Manitoba.

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  Fishing with the Kids

  As publisher of Hooked magazine I have the opportunity to spend a lot of time on the water fishing. But the times I enjoy fishing the most is when I have my two beautiful daughters with me. Now fishing with kids is a lot of fun but it can also be a little demanding. Over the last few years I have figured a few things out to make sure the KIDS enjoy the fishing as much as I do. Target areas with a high likelihood of success. Most kids are satisfied catching lots of smaller fish such as Perch rather than catching fewer, bigger fish such as Bass or Walleye. Catching a few fish on the first few outings will peak your child’s interest and make them look forward to the next trip. Read More

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  Fly Fishing in Manitoba?

  You bet there is, and for all kind of species.
  How about a thirty-pound channel catfish on a ten weight in heavy current? Now that’s a battle you won’t soon forget. Of course there are more traditional species, like monster rainbow and brown trout, or even tiger trout, a hybrid between brown and brook trout. Read More

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  Corporate Retreat

  Let's see, what if we combine great fishing with work and call it a business trip? For years, a group of dentists from Oklahoma have been coming to Manitoba, mixing related research with outstanding accommodations and fishing. Many Manitoba lodges are now equipped to handle these types of conferences, with meeting rooms and audio visual equipment at the ready. Read More

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  Northern Pike Story

  Kathy is a financial adviser in small-town Indiana. She and a friend discovered how great the fishing was in Manitoba nine years ago; John, an avid outdoorsman, convinced Kathy that she should come up on a Manitoba fly-in fishing trip. Read More

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  Walleye, walleye and more walleye!

  With lakes and rivers teeming with this species, it’s only fitting that the walleye is Manitoba’s most popular sport fish. If you look under the Master Angler section of this website, you’ll find page after page listing fish over the qualifying size of 28 inches (71 centimetres). Read More

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  Manitoba’s Giant Channel Catfish

  The muddy waters of the Red River have proved the ideal habitat to produce monster fish of this species. Many of North America’s sport angling experts say the stretch of river from Lockport to Lake Winnipeg is as good as it gets; abundant food, tremendous spawning habitat and strict catch and release regulations for the large fish have allowed them prosper. Read More

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  Ice Fishing in Manitoba

  Imagine yourself cruising on a brand new sled with light, powdery snow flying through the air as you and your machine dance across the groomed trails in Manitoba. The power of the machine and your excitement combine, almost bursting with anticipation as you and your group traverse the frozen lands that were once impassable by early settlers.Read More

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  Carl, Ovide and the Lake Trout

  He was born in a tent, the temperature outside near -40 Celsius; for most of his life Ovide has trapped, fished and guided in the north. For years he spent winters in the remote wilderness with his family, enjoying the solitude but waiting for the summer so he could guide anglers from all over the world. Read More

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  Parkland Primer

  You've got your first fish on the fly rod that you bought with a song. Sold your soul, literally. The bloodsucking leech on the end of your line is peeling out fast, hitching a ride on the maxillaries of a 30 inch splake, while ten meters of fly line balled up in an enigma, approaches your reel at top speed, quite likely to be playing a few notes of Hank William's 'Lovesick Blues' soon. In E flat of course. Your line goes slack but your mind is far from that, jacked on a cold mix of adrenaline and other naturally manufactured compounds. Your vista is as chronically beautiful as it is ecologically complex. It is October. You are in Manitoba's Parkland and as they say, 'it doesn't get much better than this...' Read More

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  Pike Tips

  Spring Pike fishing in Manitoba is exciting! Once the northern have completed spawning the large female pike can be spotted cruising the shallows looking for an easy meal. During this time of year male smallmouth bass that are defending their beds are an easy, full-course meal for an average size northern pike. The larger pike will even attack and eat smaller pike up to half the length of themselves. Read More

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  Top Water Bassing

  It's 5:30am and you're already on the water, or at least I am. The water is like glass and all is quiet around you. As you approach your favorite shoreline, you pick up your rod and tie on your favorite topwater lure. You cast your line toward the shore, right between that log and rock, you know the spot! A perfect cast! Read More

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  Fishing for the Future

  With over 100 000 lakes across the province, Manitoba offers wide range of fishing experiences. Whether you choose a road accessible spot or remote fly-in resort, you’ll find the fish really are this big. Read More

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  Sustaining Our Fisheries

  Our goal is to ensure Manitoba continues to provide a superior quality of angling for future generations and to rank as one of the top sport fishing destinations in the world. Read More

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  Catch & Release

  Barbless hooks must be used in Manitoba and make for easy release of fish and minimize injury. Although some anglers may feel they lose more fish with barbless hooks, steady pressure on the line will seldom result in lost fish. Read More

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