Drysdale Lake Fishing in Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  You will find Drysdale Lake in Kelsey, Manitoba. The water sits 299 metres up. The water covers around 1.17 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. There is roughly 5.8 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Snow Lake at 20 km is the nearest place to stop. Flin Flon is 116 km away, with Creighton at 118 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Drysdale Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. 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. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Drysdale Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -24°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running early May to early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Drysdale Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Kee Lake at 3.4 km is the nearest alternative. Treat Drysdale Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.