Central Manitoba: 5 awesome fishing spots
Where the father-and-son team at Macdonald’s Sporting Goods go for walleye, pike and channel cats
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For 60 years, MacDonald’s Sporting Goods in Portage la Prairie has served anglers and hunters in Manitoba’s Central Plains region, where it’s only five minutes from the Assiniboine’s walleye and catfish. These spots are from owner Wade Duncan and his 19-year-old son Tyler (pictured), who plans to take over the business and become the fourth-generation owner.
More info: Macdonald’s Sporting Goods, (204) 857-3496, www.macdonaldsportinggoods.com
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ASSINIBOINE RIVER, MANITOBA
GPS: 49.946, -98.334
FISH: Channel catfish, freshwater drum, mooneye, northern pike, walleye
HIGHLIGHT: Easy access and good shore fishing at the dam
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WHEN: May to October
LAKE MANITOBA, MANITOBA
GPS: 50.246, -98.468
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FISH: Northern pike, walleye, yellow perch
HIGHLIGHT: Try south end, off Delta Beach
WHEN: Spring and fall; winter for perch
LAKE OF THE PRAIRIES, MANITOBA
GPS: 50.990, -101.407
FISH: Northern pike, walleye
HIGHLIGHT: Great walleye population
WHEN: Year-round
RED RIVER, LOCKPORT, MANITOBA
GPS: 50.082, -96.938
FISH: Channel catfish, sauger, walleye
HIGHLIGHT: Wide variety of large fish from Lockport to Lake Winnipeg
WHEN: Spring and summer for cats; spring and fall for walleye
WHITEMUD RIVER, MANITOBA
GPS: 50.133, -98.591
FISH: Freshwater drum, northern pike, walleye, yellow perch
HIGHLIGHT: Great fishing near Westbourne, plus access to Lake Manitoba
WHEN: Spring and fall