Ghost Lake Fishing Guide, Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  The Kelsey end of Manitoba holds Ghost Lake. It lies 294 metres above sea level. The water covers some 61 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. With 5.2 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. You are 6 km from Snow Lake. The nearest city of size is Saskatoon, 528 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Ghost Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Kelsey list 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. Fish Ghost Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -23°C to 17°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about early November in a typical year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Ghost Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Chisel Lake at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Where Ghost Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.