Fishing at Apussigamasi Lake, Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  This water sits in Kelsey, Manitoba. It lies 187 metres above sea level. At roughly 18.15 sq km it ranks among the larger waters in the region. The bank runs about 76 km in total, split between open shore and sheltered corners. Few waters listed in Kelsey are bigger. Thompson is the closest town at 19 km. The big place round here is Winnipeg, 664 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Apussigamasi Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Kelsey records list white sucker, johnny darter and northern pike among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. On Apussigamasi Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -25°C for January. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Count the season from break-up, usually mid May. From about mid May to around early November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Apussigamasi Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Mystery Lake is 7.2 km distant. Rules at Apussigamasi Lake are worth checking on the day.