Lake Manitoba Narrows Walleye Northern Pike Ice Fishing
On April 2nd, 2010, ice mountains were roaring up the shores of the Lake Winnipeg threatening to destroy cottages and homes situated on its banks. This year fishers were urged to remove ice-fishing shacks early, by March 15th, from Lake Winnipeg and the Red River Basin by Water Stewardship so they didn’t sink. This may [...]
Anglers are being encouraged to remove their fishing shacks from lakes and rivers in Manitoba. The province advised Thursday that all shacks should be removed from the ice in southern and central Manitoba as soon as possible, as long as it’s safe to do so. Normally shacks can remain until March 31, but mild temperatures [...]
Manitobans and visitors to the province will be able to enjoy ice fishing without needing a Manitoba fishing licence during the second annual winter Family Fishing Weekend from Feb. 18 to 20, Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh announced today. “After the success of last year’s first family fishing weekend, we want to continue [...]
The Manitoba government released a report looking at the health of Lake Winnipeg that is to serve as a guide to clean up the province’s largest lake. The report, by Manitoba Water Stewardship and Environment Canada, looks at the current and ongoing research on Lake Winnipeg including water quality, water levels, algae growth and climate [...]
The Manitoba government on Monday released a report looking at the health of Lake Winnipeg that is to serve as a guide to clean up the province’s largest lake. The report, by Manitoba Water Stewardship and Environment Canada, looks at the current and ongoing research on Lake Winnipeg including water quality, water levels, algae growth [...]
Manitobans and visitors will be able to fish without a licence Feb. 19-21, the province announced this morning in proclaiming the first Winter Family Fishing Weekend. “We encourage Manitobans and visitors to take advantage of this free ice fishing weekend as a healthy winter activity and an opportunity to enjoy Manitoba’s great outdoors,” Water Stewardship [...]
MANITOBANS who farm along the Assiniboine River near the Saskatchewan border say the province failed to protect their interests in a recent water deal with its western neighbour. The farmers say the agreement will leave them with ongoing flooding problems. The deal will allow Saskatchewan to proceed with plans to build a 23-kilometre channel to [...]
LAKE OF THE PRAIRIES, Man. — Over the past two months, the province has allowed water to spill out of this artificial reservoir on the Assiniboine River to create room for a flood of snowmelt expected within weeks. Better known to locals as the Shellmouth Reservoir, this 56-kilometre-long lake near the Saskatchewan border is one [...]
