Stillwater · Granite · Manitoba

Caddy Lake

Caddy Lake venue image

Caddy Lake in the eastern Whiteshell is a stocked-trout fly favourite — rainbow, brook and brown trout in clear granite Shield water, fed by the famous hatchery creek running down from West Hawk Lake that draws fly anglers in its own right.

Marginal · Rainbow
Callibaetis Nymph · 12-16
A patient day, if you fancy it
Water temperature is the limiting factor today, not the wave. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
38% confidence
limited data
What moved it
  • WindNE 8 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
CN
Callibaetis Nymph12-16
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
NE 8 km/h
N
NE
from the north-east
WaveRipple
Water temp—
Air temp25°C
CloudClear
Pressure1009 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
No strong hatch signals at the moment — general searching tactics should work best. The ripple is helpful — fish should move onto the feed and a slow-drifted team or single wet will cover water well.
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Boat — drift

A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
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2
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1
Gray DrakeHatch
2
2
CallibaetisHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Hexagenia (Western)Hatch
2
2
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
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3
3
3
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Eastern Manitoba (Whiteshell); per-water stocking rules
  • Verify the current Manitoba Anglers' Guide.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
55%
Cloud25%
Wind100%
Temp25%

A reasonable day here, though temperature isn't quite in the sweet spot.

Other water nearby · 2
West Hawk Lake
6.0 km
Lake trout · Black bass · Rainbow trout
Whiteshell stocked trout lakes
8.0 km
Rainbow trout · Brook trout · Brown trout
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Caddy Lake in the eastern Whiteshell is a stocked-trout fly favourite — rainbow, brook and brown trout in clear granite Shield water, fed by the famous hatchery creek running down from West Hawk Lake that draws fly anglers in its own right. Accessible Winnipeg-area stillwater and creek fishing.

Under the surface

Clear granite Whiteshell lake stocked with rainbow, brook and brown trout, fed by the renowned West Hawk–Caddy hatchery creek.

Wading: Stocked lake and creek — boat/float tube and bank

  • Lake
  • Granite
  • Stillwater
  • Shoal
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January → 31 December
Related guides
Small Stillwater Playbookstillwater tacticsThermal Layers & Troutreading depth and temperatureEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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