Stillwater · Sedimentary · Manitoba

Rossburn Fly Fishing Lakes

Rossburn Fly Fishing Lakes terrain map

The Rossburn Fly Fishing Lakes are the Parkland's explicitly fly-branded cluster of managed stocked trout stillwaters — brown, rainbow and brook trout in a region built around fly anglers.

Fair · Trout
Callibaetis Nymph · 12-16
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Good drifting conditions on Rossburn Fly Fishing Lakes
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
58% confidence
What moved it
  • WindSE 6 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
CN
Callibaetis Nymph12-16
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
SE 6 km/h
N
SE
from the south-east
WaveRipple
Water temp—
Air temp19°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1011 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Trout
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. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.
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. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.

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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Through the year
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Trout seasonSeason
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Gray DrakeHatch
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CallibaetisHatch
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2
Hexagenia (Western)Hatch
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Black MidgeHatch
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2

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

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Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Manitoba Parkland; managed stocked-trout lakes
  • Verify the Manitoba Anglers' Guide.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
100%
Cloud100%
Wind100%
Temp100%

Conditions are ideal for Rossburn Fly Fishing Lakes — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.

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About this water

The Rossburn Fly Fishing Lakes are the Parkland's explicitly fly-branded cluster of managed stocked trout stillwaters — brown, rainbow and brook trout in a region built around fly anglers. The most accessible serious stillwater trout fly fishing in Manitoba: chironomids, leeches, damsels and boat/tube fishing, far easier than the northern lodges.

Under the surface

The fly-branded Parkland stillwater cluster — managed stocked brown, rainbow and brook trout lakes built around fly fishing. Accessible, productive.

Wading: Managed trout lakes — boat/float tube

  • Sedimentary
  • Lake
  • Stillwater
  • Shoal
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Cloud cover (mixed) suits the fishery well.
  • Temperature (moderate) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout Last Saturday April → 31 March
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts