Fly fishing in the Parkland Region of Manitoba is one of my favourite destinations to go. The lake possibilities are diverse. Like any other lakes, there are ebbs and flows about how well they each fish. Here is what we found out during our adventure.
Tokaryk Lake has been off of our destinations because of the perch that have made their way into the lake. If you check the Manitoba Fish Stocking, you will realize that there should be a decent population of both rainbows and browns. We did catch some good browns and we only saw first year rainbows. Yes we caught perch.
Corstorphine Lake is a gem at the moment. The fish have grown to impressive sizes. When you hook up, you are going to have a real challenge to land these big rainbows. They fight hard and are not easy to land. They can be fickle too. Edge fishing seems to be a good strategy.
Patterson Lake was one of my favourite lakes but a suckers are dominating the lake. That means the blood worms and chironomids are being sucked off of the bottom by these fish. You can find some rainbows and browns but sadly the biomass of the lake is dominated by suckers.
We did not fish East and West Goose Lake this time. They are usually a decent fishery. In the two weeks we were in the area, we saw very few fisherman on these lakes. We passed by them often.
Twin Lakes is all about tiger trout. The tigers at the moment are doing great. The chironomids, blood worms and forage is excellent although we have encountered more suckers in the lake. We spent a few extra days at Twin because the chironomid hatches were excellent while we were there!
Larry, Colin, Murray and I had several great days on the lakes. Lots of fun.
Take a look at the action!
Phil Rowley photo
Phil Rowley photo
Larry Prowse photo
Larry Prowse photo
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