Walleye (pickerel)
Good
Through the ice where it is safe: jigging spoons and a dead-stick minnow near the bottom at first and last light. Open rivers: slow jigs in the deep holes.
Red River at Selkirk Fishing Report
Updated Mon, Nov 9, 2026 from live weather and water data
The Red River at Selkirk: channel catfish below Lockport and a fall run of walleye from Lake Winnipeg, with a spring closure and a live gauge.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
217.55 m
Air / High
5 °C / 13 °C
Wind
SSW 14 km/h
Sources: Water Survey of Canada station 05OJ005, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Red River at Selkirk has cold water and fish that move for very little; fish the warmest hours. The gauge reads 217.55 m, easing 0.43 over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind SSW around 14 km/h, steady pressure near 1006 hPa and a high of 13 °C. Water sits around 4 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 12:12 AM-2:12 AM and 12:30 PM-2:30 PM: the windows to build the day around.
Northern pike (jackfish)
Good
Under the ice where it is safe: tip-ups with dead bait in the shallow bays.
Tie on: Jigging spoon through the ice · Dead-stick minnow · Tip-up with dead bait · Tungsten jig and wax worm. Prime windows: 12:12 AM-2:12 AM, 12:30 PM-2:30 PM, 8:60 AM-9:60 AM. Cooler at 8 °C. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
Manitoba requires a fishing licence for most fishing, from C$13.65. Manitoba fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing channel catfish here? Check the size and bag limits with Manitoba before you keep anything; the Channel catfish page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Red River at Selkirk today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (08:31), sunset (17:50), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 12:12 AM-2:12 AM and 12:30 PM-2:30 PM; minor 8:60 AM-9:60 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Red River Level at Selkirk today, and the weather
Live readings from Water Survey of Canada station 05OJ005 (RED RIVER AT SELKIRK).
River level, last 30 days
Water Survey of Canada real-time hydrometric data, station 05OJ005. Latest reading 2026-11-09 03:33.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp5 °C
High / Low13 °C / 3 °C
WindSSW 14 km/h, gusts 27 km/h
Pressure100.56 kPa, steady
Sky / Rain3% cloud, 1%
Sunrise / Sunset08:31 / 17:50
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~4 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Red River at Selkirk
The best day on Red River at Selkirk this week looks like Wednesday Nov 11, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today.
Best day this week: Wednesday, Nov 11 — good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, Nov 9 — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 12:12 AM-2:12 AM and 12:30 PM-2:30 PM
- Minor period
- 8:60 AM-9:60 AM
- Sun
- 08:31 to 17:50
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 21 km/h
- Rain chance
- 1%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Red River at Selkirk: seasons written for the Canadian year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Channel catfish
Open water, May to October; Manitoba limits apply province-wide
Open now Closes Apr 5, 2027. The Red River between Lockport Dam and Lake Winnipeg, with its tributaries up to Highways 9 and 59, is closed to all fishing in spring; walleye and sauger under 35 cm are released all year. Rule as read from Manitoba Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures on 2026-09-27.
The big fish of the Red River below Winnipeg and the lower Assiniboine. Manitoba sets one limit for the whole province, and the anglers’ guide carries it. Out of season for most anglers: the fish hold deep and barely feed.
Walleye (pickerel)
Spring opener to fall, and the ice
Open now Closes Apr 5, 2027. The Red River between Lockport Dam and Lake Winnipeg, with its tributaries up to Highways 9 and 59, is closed to all fishing in spring; walleye and sauger under 35 cm are released all year. Rule as read from Manitoba Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures on 2026-09-27.
Called pickerel in much of Ontario and Manitoba. The fish of Lake of the Woods, Lake Winnipeg and the Red River, Lake Diefenbaker, Tobin Lake, Lake Erie and the Bay of Quinte. Most zones close in spring for the spawn. Through the ice where it is safe: jigging spoons and a dead-stick minnow near the bottom at first and last light. Open rivers: slow jigs in the deep holes.
Northern pike (jackfish)
Spring, fall and the ice
Open now Closes Apr 5, 2027. The Red River between Lockport Dam and Lake Winnipeg, with its tributaries up to Highways 9 and 59, is closed to all fishing in spring; walleye and sauger under 35 cm are released all year. Rule as read from Manitoba Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures on 2026-09-27.
Called jackfish on the prairies. Found in almost every lake and slow river from Ontario to Alberta; big fish in the cold, deep lakes. Under the ice where it is safe: tip-ups with dead bait in the shallow bays.
Closed parts of this water today: St. Andrews Lock and Dam pelican conservation area (until 2026-11-16). Closed to all fishing and to possession of fishing gear from 1 April to 15 November at the St. Andrews Lock and Dam. Manitoba Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures.
When to come: the Red River at Selkirk calendar
Activity by species and month for the Canadian year, and how the water warms and cools. Tap any cell.
Species activity by month
1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted. January is midsummer here.
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Walleye (pickerel)
Northern pike (jackfish)
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Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 4 °C (estimated, not a reading).
Angler reports
Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. Nothing here is copied from a shop or a charter. The water log below tracks each day automatically.
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Water log, last days
Auto-logged from live dataSun, Nov 8
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Walleye (pickerel) led the card at good. High of 9 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Walleye (pickerel) led the card at excellent. High of 15 °C, wind to 29 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Walleye (pickerel) led the card at excellent. High of 3 °C, wind to 29 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
Manitoba angling licence, from C$13.65 for a resident adult, with higher prices for other Canadians and visitors. Details and where to buy →
Regulations
Size and bag limits, closed seasons and protected areas are set by Manitoba and, in salt water and for salmon, by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the Manitoba licence page before you keep anything. The zone-by-zone seasons and limits are on Manitoba fishing seasons.
Access
A Manitoba angling licence is needed, except for exempt Manitoba residents, and barbless hooks are required on every line in the province.
About this water
Red River at Selkirk is a river in Manitoba, Canada, covered from the Manitoba reports and listed in all Canada waters.
Fishing Red River at Selkirk: the full guide
The Red River at Selkirk
The Red River flows north through Winnipeg, past the St. Andrews Lock and Dam at Lockport and the town of Selkirk, to Lake Winnipeg. Travel Manitoba describes the river from the Lockport Dam down to its delta as a well-known fall hotspot, when greenback walleye move in from the lake, and the same water is fished for channel catfish. The Water Survey of Canada gauge at Selkirk, station 05OJ005, supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
Channel catfish are fished through the open-water months, and walleye and sauger gather in the lower river in autumn and are fished into the ice season. The 2026 Manitoba Anglers’ Guide sets a provincial channel catfish limit of four with none over 60 cm, so every large catfish must go back, and on the whole Red from the US border to Lake Winnipeg all walleye and sauger shorter than 35 cm must be released.
Where to fish it
The water below the Lockport dam is fished from boats and from shore, but the pelican conservation area at the St. Andrews Lock and Dam is closed to all fishing, and to having fishing gear, from 1 April to 15 November; its limits are fences and bridge piers described in the guide. Downstream, boats launch in Selkirk, and Travel Manitoba’s writers used the Selkirk Park launch for the fall walleye.
Planning a visit
Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site stands on the river a few minutes south of Selkirk, which Parks Canada puts about a 30-minute drive north of downtown Winnipeg. The current is strong below the dam and the river floods in some springs; wear a life jacket and give the turbulent water under the structure plenty of room. Guides based at Lockport and Selkirk run catfish and walleye trips.
The water through the year
From 6 April to 8 May the Red between the Lockport Dam and Lake Winnipeg, with its tributaries up to Highways 9 and 59, is closed to all fishing, as are several creeks in the division during the spawning period. Summer is catfish season, fall brings the walleye, and ice shelters on the Red must be off the ice by 14 March in the 2026–27 season, earlier than elsewhere in the south.
Reading this report here
The gauge at Selkirk shows the spring flood and the summer levels; a quick rise brings debris and dirty water, while a steady or falling river is easier to anchor on. Its chart runs back 30 days, and the fishing score is built from air pressure and cloud cover at Selkirk.
Licence, access and rules
A Manitoba angling licence is needed, except for exempt Manitoba residents, and barbless hooks are required on every line in the province. Bait fish may be taken by dip net only for bait, not suckers, from the Lockport Dam to 1 km downstream, and bow fishing is not allowed there. The Anglers’ Guide is linked below, and our Manitoba licence page has the fees.
Common questions
Can I keep a big catfish from the Red River?
No: Manitoba’s limit is four channel catfish, none over 60 cm, so larger fish must be released.
When do walleye come into the Red River?
In the fall, from Lake Winnipeg, with fishing continuing into the ice season.
Can I fish right below the Lockport dam?
Not inside the pelican conservation area at the St. Andrews Lock and Dam, which is closed to all fishing from 1 April to 15 November.
Is fishing good at Red River at Selkirk right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Water level and flow readings
- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Water Survey of Canada real-time hydrometric data, station 05OJ005 — RED RIVER AT SELKIRK
- Open-Meteo forecast model
- https://open-meteo.com/
- Fish stocking
- Manitoba fish stocking report
- Moon and solunar windows
- Calculated on this site
- Pages checked
- The written guide on this page
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