Stillwater · Sedimentary · Manitoba

Twin Lakes

Twin Lakes venue image

Twin Lakes is Manitoba's most productive trophy tiger-trout water — a Parkland icon, managed catch-and-release, growing the province's largest and most aggressive brook×brown hybrids.

Fair · Trout
Callibaetis Nymph · 12-16
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Good drifting conditions on Twin Lakes
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.
51% confidence
What moved it
  • WindNW 10 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
CN
Callibaetis Nymph12-16
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
NW 10 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
WaveRipple
Water temp—
Air temp24°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1011 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Trout
When
Ice-off (May) through June, then autumn.
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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Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Gray DrakeHatch
2
2
CallibaetisHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Hexagenia (Western)Hatch
2
2
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Manitoba Parkland; catch-and-release tiger-trout management
  • Verify the Manitoba Anglers' Guide.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
88%
Cloud100%
Wind100%
Temp60%

Conditions are ideal for Twin Lakes — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.

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1.0 km
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Tokaryk Lake
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Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Twin Lakes is Manitoba's most productive trophy tiger-trout water — a Parkland icon, managed catch-and-release, growing the province's largest and most aggressive brook×brown hybrids. A bucket-list stillwater for fly anglers who want a shot at a trophy tiger on a leech or streamer.

Under the surface

Manitoba's premier tiger-trout stillwater (managed C&R) — big aggressive brook×brown hybrids, with brown and brook trout. A Parkland icon.

Wading: Managed trout lake — 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.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout Last Saturday April → 31 March
Related guides
Stocked Trout Variantsblue, tiger & golden troutEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts