Celery Lake, Manitoba: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Kelsey, Celery Lake is a Manitoba water. The setting is lake country bush. Surface area is around 16 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The whole outline is near 1.6 km, and most of it is walkable. Most waters listed here for Kelsey are larger. Flin Flon lies 64 km from the water. Creighton is 66 km and Snow Lake 67 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Celery Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Kelsey names white sucker, johnny darter and northern pike. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Celery Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -22°C on the long-run figures. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That shapes the year on Celery Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Rat Hole Lake, 1.6 km away. For Celery Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.