Fishing Hubick Lake in Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  Hubick Lake is a Kelsey water, Manitoba side. Land around it is spruce and muskeg. Roughly 1.41 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Shoreline length is close to 6.4 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Nearest place of any size is Snow Lake, 32 km away. Cross Lake 19A is 128 km away, with The Pas at 133 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Hubick Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. 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. Reported across Kelsey: 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. At Hubick Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -23°C in January. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about early November in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Hubick Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Buzz Lake, 1.3 km out. None of that is settled for Hubick Lake in what we hold.