FISHING PLANS
Bring your favorite fishing rods and reels along with rigs for walleye, bass, and northern. You will want to be current on all Manitoba fishing rules and regulations. Conservation officers visit the lake periodically and enforce the laws. Make sure your line is fresh and your barbless hooks are sharp. You are going to a great fishing lake!
Fishing licenses can be purchased at the lodge. Crow Duck Lake Camp rents clean 16 foot aluminum boats with late model 25 hp electric-start, four stroke outboard motors.
There is an excellent map of the lake on this website. First-time guests may want to print the map and study it as part of their preparation. Just remember to steer clear of the rocks as you are responsible for any prop or other rental property damage. One thing you will not need is a guide. Fishing is so good that finding them is part of the fun.
WALLEYES
There are not many places that you could go where it is common to catch over 100 walleyes in a day. Crowduck Lake in Manitoba, Canada is one of those places. Now if you want to go to a resort on the lake there is only one, Crow Duck Lake Camp.
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Trophy Walleye Fishing
The Manitoba Conservation launched a walleye stocking experiment in 1985. At that time walleyes were introduced to see if the species would take. Prior to that Crowduck was known as a pike and Smallmouth bass lake. It didn't even have walleyes. Between 1985 and 1989, Manitoba fisheries crews stocked over six million walleye fry into the big lake.
Manitoba Conservation implemented the zero-walleye limit in 1993. People look at Crowduck as an affordable way to experience walleye fishing you'd experience at a far northern lodge or some remote place. It's a unique experience that has been very popular. It's probably one of the greatest walleye lakes on the North American continent, and it shows that catch-and-release has worked.
Now a new phase of the fishing experiment has begun. Beginning in 2016 two walleyes under 45 cm ( 17.75 inches) may be taken from the lake. Two walleyes are the maximum possesion for walleyes caught in Crowduck Lake.
A primary walleye fishing method is slip bobbers and night crawlers while anchored. A Lindy rig is popular while drifting for walleye. Bottom bouncers trailing a spinner and worm work well while trolling. Remember that the law throughout Manitoba stipulates that every lure or hook attached to a rod must be barbless, or the barb must be crimped on every hook or lure.
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SMALLMOUTH BASS
There are good bass to be caught in Crowduck Lake as well. See Bill Kolansky and the men at Crow Duck Lake Camp. They will help you find a Master Angler award winning smallmouth bass.
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Trophy Bass Fishing
Before walleyes were introduced Crowduck Lake was known for its smallmouth bass. The smallmouth bass is a spectacular gamefish. On a light line, the smallmouth puts up a battle, often jumping repeatedly and diving down into the depths. The fight in this fish is bound to win your respect and admiration.
Remember that Smallmouth bass often group together by size. So, if you find a smaller-sized group, there will rarely be a bigger smallmouth among them. Smallmouth bass prefer to hide out where the rock ledge drops off sharply.
Speaking of size, all Smallmouth bass over 40 cm (15.7 inches) must be returned to the lake immediately.
Crowduck Lake has excellent bass habitat with 75 miles of rocky shoreline, underwater rock piles, and many weed beds. Bass fishing is fantastic in June. Expect to catch lots of nice “Smallies” with an excellent chance of landing a ‘Master Angler Award’ (18" or more) bass. A smallmouth bass over 18 inches in length is needed to qualify for a Manitoba Master Angler Award. Here is a link to more information about the award: Manitoba Master Angler
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NORTHERN PIKE
The walleyes and bass are food for the lake’s big Northern Pike. Catch and release is the way to go with these big guys. Camp guests are, however, encouraged to use eating size pike for a tasty meal.
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Trophy Northern Fishing
Big water is needed for big northern pike. Crowduck Lake is Eastern Manitoba's largest body of water. There are 16 islands of various sizes, and an irregular, 75 miles of shoreline. The lake is 10 miles long and six miles wide, with the deepest water at about 90 feet.
Walleyes get all the praise for being so great to eat. But when you bring in a freshly caught northern and they are properly prepared, few people can taste the difference between northern and walleye.
Treat yourself to the great tasting northerns from Crowduck Lake's clear, cold water.
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