Little Cormorant Lake Fishing Guide, Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  Little Cormorant Lake sits in Kelsey, out in Manitoba. Elevation runs to 254 metres. The Pas sits 63 km from here and is the nearest stop. After that come Snow Lake at 81 km and Flin Flon at 106 km. Within a short run: Skunk Lake at about 9 km, Pewekuhikuniskaw Lake a shade over 12 km, Alec Lake at about 14 km, Stone Lake a shade over 14 km and Halfway Lake at about 18 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Little Cormorant Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike, walleye and silver redhorse. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Little Cormorant Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -21°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Little Cormorant Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Skunk Lake, 9 km away. Confirm access to Little Cormorant Lake locally before you travel.