Fish Lake Fishing in Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  Fish Lake sits within Kelsey in Manitoba. It sits at 222 metres above sea level. Roughly 5.94 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The margin runs to about 21 km in total. It ranks high for size among our Kelsey listings. Some 72 km away sits Cross Lake 19A, the nearest settlement. For a city, Winnipeg is 580 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Fish Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Kelsey, recorded fish include white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike, walleye and silver redhorse. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The near bank of Fish Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -24°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan any trip to Fish Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Setting Lake, 5 km out. Signs at Fish Lake carry more weight than any list.