Kontzie Lake Fishing near Snow Lake, Manitoba

• Overview

  Kontzie Lake falls in Kelsey, part of Manitoba. It sits in taiga. It measures about 31 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. About 4.0 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. On size it sits at the modest end of our Kelsey list. Some 5.7 km away sits Snow Lake, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Flin Flon (118 km) and Creighton (119 km). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Kontzie Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Kelsey, recorded fish include white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike, walleye and silver redhorse. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Take Kontzie Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -23°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. From about early May to around early November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Kontzie Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. 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. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Collyer Lake sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Kontzie Lake if anything is unclear.