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Red River (Lockport)

Red River (Lockport) terrain map

The Red River below Lockport is a world-renowned channel catfish water, with northern pike, walleye and carp through the Red River / Lake Winnipeg system.

Good · Common Carp
Large baitfish/streamer · 8–10
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
River high but settled. Match the colour and fish the seams.
65% confidence
What moved it
  • Level218.17 m
  • Water temp19.7°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
LB
Large baitfish/streamer8–10
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
218.17 m
Water temp19.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather18°C
WindSW 2 km/h
Pressure1011 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for Common Carp
Ideal
20°C est.ideal 18–26°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Common Carp
When
Summer for catfish and carp; pike spring and autumn.
Where
The Red River below Lockport is a world-renowned channel catfish water, with northern pike, walleye and carp through the Red River / Lake Winnipeg system.
Why this works
Common Carp: comfort conditions look perfect. Water clarity clear — read accordingly for common carp. Spawning window — fish preoccupied on the shallows; reads a touch lower.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 7am

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
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Terrestrial BeetlesHatch
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Black MidgeHatch
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Summer River MidgeHatch
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Flying AntsHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Common Carp fly box
LB
Large baitfish/streamerTop
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
AL
Articulated leech
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
PS
Pike streamer (deceiver)
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
CN
Carp nymph / bonefish-style fly
14–16 · Nymph
Search the runs and pockets, dead-drift near the bottom.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Manitoba; verify the Manitoba Anglers' Guide and any Red River channel-catfish regulations (trophy management).
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
About this water

The Red River below Lockport is a world-renowned channel catfish water, with northern pike, walleye and carp through the Red River / Lake Winnipeg system. Not classic fly fishing, but a genuine warmwater fly opportunity for the adventurous — big channel cats, pike on streamers and carp on the flats. An edge-case specialist profile.

Under the surface

Big, slow, turbid prairie river famous for trophy channel catfish, with pike, walleye and carp. Warmwater fly water — streamers, and carp on the flats.

Wading: Big turbid river, soft mud banks — boat/bank

  • Clay
  • Unconfined
  • Large river
  • Glide
Conservation note

Trophy channel catfish (catfish slug), northern pike and carp; walleye present (no engine slug — informational). A warmwater edge-case fishery. Clean-Drain-Dry.

The full read · show the working · for Common Carp · confidence 65%
Good · warmwater comfort — temperature and sun led
Water temperatureWater temp 19.7°C — prime band for common carp.
FlowFlow not a major driver — focus on temperature and clarity.
LightSun on the water — favoured for sight-fishing and warming.
SeasonPrime month for this species.
Water clarityWater clarity clear — read accordingly for common carp.
Spawning window — fish preoccupied on the shallows; reads a touch lower.
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
What would change the calculation
Spawning fish are preoccupied — the read lifts again once they finish.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January → 31 December
  • Coarse 9 May → 5 April

    Pike and carp have no species-specific season in Manitoba (open year-round generally), but the Red River between Lockport Dam and Lake Winnipeg (including tributaries upstream to Hwy 9/59) carries an annual all-species closure protecting spawning walleye/sauger and nesting pelicans — 6 April to 8 May inclusive in 2026. This is a waterbody closure reissued annually in the Manitoba Anglers' Guide, not a fixed calendar rule; reconfirm dates each year.

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