Clearwater Lake

Another popular fishing lake close to The Pas is Clearwater (The name says it all). Clearwater Lake is only minutes from town and has some of the largest lake trout in the world (yes I said world !). Ever since Manitoba introduced barbless hooks and size limits (all lakers over 26" must be released), trophy fish are being caught and released  on this lake on a regular basis. The original name of the lake is "Atikimeg" which is an aboriginal name for whitefish, and while there are large numbers of this species in this water, the lake trout is still the king. I have been told that Clearwater is one of four naturally blue lakes in the world and was once featured in National Geographic, the reason for the colour is the abundance of limestone in and around the lake. About five years ago myself and Ken Telfer were out on Clearwater in mid June anchored in about forty feet of water jigging for trout. As luck would have it Ken had  just purchased a new camera and I was checking it out when he latched on to what turned out to be a 40" Lake Trout. I quickly put the camera in video mode and was able to get a short clip. When you view the video and pictures you will see the clarity and colour of the water.

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