Fishing Little Butterfly Lake in Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  This water sits in Kelsey, Manitoba. It stands 300 metres above sea level. At about 89 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 4.6 km of margin, front to back. For a base, Flin Flon sits 62 km out. Saskatoon is the closest city, 456 km away. Also within reach: Tote Lakes the better part of 3.7 km, Butterfly Lake 4.3 km, Webster Lake the better part of 5.5 km, South Central Lake 6.7 km and Bacon Lake the better part of 8 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Little Butterfly Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike, walleye and silver redhorse. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Little Butterfly Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -22°C in January and 17°C in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to early November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan around that when you fish Little Butterfly Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Tote Lakes, 3.7 km out. Nothing on Little Butterfly Lake should be assumed from this page alone.