Manitoba fishing secrets from Stickey's Bait and Tackle
8 awesome hot spots from the tackle store owner and tournament champ
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Building on his reputation as a tournament angler, Don “Stickey” Stokotelny (above, with a huge Waterhen walleye) opened his Dauphin-based guiding business and tackle store 15 years ago, deep in Manitoba’s greenback country. His top sellers are crankbaits and, not surprisingly, live minnows, crawlers and leeches. Stickey’s hot spots highlight Manitoba’s diverse waters.
More info: Stickey’s Bait and Tackle, (204) 638-3658, www.stickysbaitandtackle.com
CLEAR LAKE, MANITOBA
GPS: 50.671, -99.986
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FISH: Northern pike, walleye
HIGHLIGHT: Clean, clear water in Riding Mountain National Park
WHEN: June to September, ice season
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CLEARWATER LAKE, MANITOBA
GPS: 54.067, -101.056
FISH: Lake trout
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HIGHLIGHT: Great open-water and ice-fishing
WHEN: Year-round
DAUPHIN LAKE, MANITOBA
GPS: 51.257, -99.749
FISH: Walleye
HIGHLIGHT: Best drive-to walleye fishery in Western Canada
WHEN: June to Sept, December to March
DUCK MOUNTAIN PROVINCIAL PARK, MANITOBA
GPS: 51.668, -100.917
FISH: Splake, trout (brook, brown, lake, rainbow)
HIGHLIGHT: Scenic, small sheltered lakes; great for smaller boats and fly anglers
WHEN: May to October, December to April
KISSISSING LAKE, MANITOBA
GPS: 55.206, -101.353
FISH: Lake trout
HIGHLIGHT: Many trophy lakers
WHEN: June to September
OCHRE, MINK, TURTLE, VALLEY & WILSON RIVERS, MANITOBA
GPS: 51.257, -99.749
FISH: Northern pike, walleye
HIGHLIGHT: These small tributaries of Dauphin Lake are full of fish
WHEN : June and July
VERMILLION RESERVOIR, MANITOBA
GPS: 51.014, -100.167
FISH: Smallmouth bass
HIGHLIGHT: Trophy smallies, with very little angling pressure
WHEN: June to Sept
WATERHEN RIVER, MANITOBA
GPS: 51.830, -99.548
FISH: Walleye
HIGHLIGHT: 30-inchers are common in this small river
WHEN: August to October
