Coldwell Lake Fishing in Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  Set in Kelsey, Manitoba, this is Coldwell Lake. What surrounds it is taiga. The water covers around 4.78 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Around 17 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Ground here is low by Manitoba standards. The nearest town is Thompson, 50 km away. The nearest city of size is Winnipeg, 616 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Coldwell Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Kelsey cover white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Work Coldwell Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -24°C in January. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid May. Averages suggest open water from about mid May through to roughly early November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Coldwell Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Joseph Thorne Lake at 2.4 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Coldwell Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.