Conlin Lake Fishing in Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  Conlin Lake is set in Kelsey, Manitoba. Height above sea level is 212 metres. It measures some 6.08 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. You are looking at roughly 21 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Few waters listed in Kelsey are bigger. The nearest place of any size is Cross Lake 19A, 59 km away. The big place round here is Winnipeg, 551 km distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Conlin Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Kelsey include white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike, walleye and silver redhorse. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Conlin Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -24°C to 17°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about early November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. At Conlin Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• 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. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Clarke Lake at 2 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Conlin Lake.