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Best smallmouth bass lakes in Manitoba

7 Manitoba waters hold smallmouth bass, 7 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Current- and rock-loving fighter. Lives around gravel, boulders and hard-bottom structure.

1. Falcon Lake — 79 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout
2. West Hawk Lake — 394 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Trout
3. Black Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
4. Bird Lake — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike
5. Tooth Lake — 56 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
6. Singush Lake — 39 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge
7. George Lake — 13 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike

When to fish smallmouth bass in Manitoba

• Spring 3–12 ft — Gravel and rock flats near deep water; spawning happens on hard bottom.
• Summer 10–30 ft — Offshore rock humps and deep points; smallmouth suspend near bait.
• Fall 8–25 ft — Feeding hard for winter — long tapering points and rocky drops.
• Winter 20–45 ft — Deep, vertical presentations near rocky wintering holes.

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