Author: Don Lamont

MANITOBA FINE TUNING FALL WALLEYE I love fishing reservoirs and natural lakes in the fall time. They can certainly be challenging but when you unlock the puzzle it seems so worthwhile. Fall walleye in lakes and reservoirs tend to school tightly together. These fish, in most cases, are aggressive. One of the keys though, is to stay right on them when they are congregated in a small area. First though is you have to find them and that is not always easy. Certainly good mapping and good electronics will help. One thing that can help the search is the ability…

MANITOBA There is a wide variety of angling activity in the province as we move into the middle of September. Warm water species are still biting with good bullhead action on the Red River. Check out a fashionable Eve Capri with one of her many Master Angler fish. Thew goldeye are also running in the Red while the mooneye are coming on strong in the Winnipeg River system. Of course the channel catfish are on a feeding frenzy and make for a great day trip for the anglers close by. Some good fishing for pike, walleye and smallmouth on the…

MANITOBA It is that time of the year. With the warm weather still with us, it might not seem like fall but the leaves are just starting to turn and the birds are migrating. As the night start to cool fish will start feeding for longer periods of time and it won’t be long before some of the best fishing of the year is upon us. There was a wide variety of Master Angler fish caught in the last couple of weeks including a massive carp caught in the Assiniboine River near Portage la Prairie. Hard core angler Trent McGorman…

MANITOBA SARAH HENUSET Smiling big because I almost landed a lake record! This 15.75” bullhead from Pelican Lake wasn’t just a personal best, it earned me my Specialist Award through the Cabela’s Master Angler program. Bullhead have been haunting me for over a year. Last summer, I spent countless hours chasing just one more Master Angler to seal the deal on my specialist. I even stumbled across a washed-up 14” bullhead at Whitemud and thought… am I being taunted?! This summer, I set out determined to close that chapter. The day started off rough: blazing sun, no bites, and my patience running thin. Eventually,…

MANITOBA Hooked Contributor Matt Gelley spends his summers at his parents cottage on the Lee River. Matt takes that time to chase a variety of fish including really large smallmouth bass. While he has to look for them many of these larger smallmouth eat ciscoes during the summer. They are located near main lake basins on ledges near the deeper water were they can corral these high protein forage. This diet makes them fat and sassy.  While many of our rivers in the southern part of the province are low from a lack of rainfall it is concentrating fish in…

Editors Note:  This weeks report is a bit limited due to travel and other work. Meantime Wes David is down at ICAST IN Orlando this week and has the all the latest  Hope you are enjoying a break in the hot weather. Great time to be on the water.  MANITOBA Cannel catfish are still suppling some solid fishing especially at night during the hot days of summer. For years anglers from all over the world have been coming to Manitoba to experience firsthand what it’s like to fight a Master Angler channel catfish. What makes this fishery so spectacular? Smart…

MANITOBA It has been an interesting couple of weeks across the prairies as rain swept through Alberta , Saskatchewan and parts of Manitoba. It seems that moisture fired up the stocked trout bite as indicated by Wes David in his two reports below. Here in Manitoba one of my favourite lakes in the world, Barbe, is again kicking out some gorgeous brook trout, many in the Master Angler category. Check out this beauty caught by Evan Reimer. Barbe is close to The Pas and has been producing some monster trout for a long time. It should be on any anglers…

MANITOBA Wildfires are still impacting the Northwest and Southeast parts of the province. There are plenty of places to still go to experience some great fishing including Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba. I was able to get away for a few days to Hecla Island Provincial Park with my wife and friends Phil and Lorraine Brake last week. We arrived on a Sunday afternoon and headed out fishing right away. It didn’t take long to find massive schools of walleye and have non-stop action that evening. The fish fry later was world class and it was great to be back…

A DRIVE TO FISHING MECCA! While I have been to many lakes and reservoirs in southern Saskatchewan there are still some on my bucket list. One of those is Kenosee Lake, located right next Moose Mountain Provincial Park.   I actually just found out it recently when friend and t.v. host Wes David stopped to film a show this June. While the lake is not large, it has a good population of nice sized walleye. Wes says they weren’t hard to find. He just headed to Pickeral Point and dragged some bouncers and the PK Sure Death rig with a crawler…

Editor’s Note:  Wildfires across the west continue to be the story especially in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. This has made travel to the central and northern parts of the province a difficult decision.  Having said that you are best to check with either the park people or a lodge you might  be heading to. Rain and cooler temperatures have helped a lot and the majority of the lodges remain open and are welcoming guests. Visit their websites for more details.  MANITOBA Most of our lakes, rivers and reservoirs in the south have been fishing extremely well. Out west, Lake of the…