Lievense Lake Fishing Guide, Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  Within Kelsey, Manitoba, you have Lievense Lake. It stands 290 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 14 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. There is roughly 1.8 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Most waters listed here for Kelsey are larger. Snow Lake is the closest town at 11 km. It is 524 km to Saskatoon, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lievense Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Kelsey list white sucker, johnny darter and northern pike. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lievense Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -23°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly early November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Lievense Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Kobar Lake at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Where Lievense Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.