Camp Lake Fishing near Flin Flon, Manitoba

• Overview

  Out in Kelsey, Manitoba, sits Camp Lake. The surface lies 317 metres up. Surface area is around 55 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The shoreline runs about 7.7 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Flin Flon is the closest place, 64 km off. Saskatoon is the closest city, 495 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Camp Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Kelsey cover white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike, walleye and silver redhorse. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Camp Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -23°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly early November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Camp Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is a mapped landing stage 870 m away. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Wood Lake is 0.7 km off. Treat Camp Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.