Bartlett Lake Fishing in Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  This water sits in Kelsey, Manitoba. The bank gives way to northern bush. The water covers around 6.66 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The perimeter is close to 47 km, and wind can be flat in one arm and rough in the next. It is among the larger waters listed here for Kelsey. Flin Flon lies 54 km from the water. Creighton lies 57 km off, Snow Lake another 76 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Bartlett Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Kelsey records list white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike, walleye and silver redhorse among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Bartlett Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -23°C in January. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near early November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Bartlett Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Minnow Lake, 2.1 km away. Check the current arrangement for Bartlett Lake.