Home Lake Fishing Guide, Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  Home Lake is a Kelsey water, in Manitoba. The surface lies 327 metres up. At 1.82 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The edge covers about 15 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Flin Flon at 55 km is the nearest place to stop. Saskatoon is the closest city, 482 km away. Near neighbours include: Demarch Lake roughly 1.9 km, Love Lake within 4.3 km, Heming Lake roughly 5 km, Gwen Lake within 5.1 km and Echo Lake roughly 5.6 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Home Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name white sucker, johnny darter and northern pike. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Home Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -22°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Home Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Demarch Lake, 1.9 km away. The position on Home Lake is worth confirming on the day.