Clausen Lake Fishing in Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  Clausen Lake is listed under Kelsey, Manitoba. Elevation runs to 198 metres. Roughly 46 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Bank access stretches around 3.9 km in total. It is low-lying compared with other Manitoba water we list. You are 40 km from Thompson. Then Cross Lake 19A, 94 km, and Oxford House, 149 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Clausen Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Kelsey: white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike, walleye and silver redhorse. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Clausen Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -24°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid May. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about early November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Clausen Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Maude Lake, 2.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Clausen Lake as something to verify.