Fishing at Lloyd Lake, Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  Out in Kelsey, Manitoba, sits Lloyd Lake. This is spruce and muskeg country. At about 68 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 4.7 km of margin, front to back. Ground here is low by Manitoba standards. Thompson at 40 km is the nearest place to stop. Cross Lake 19A is 119 km and Oxford House 148 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lloyd Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Kelsey names white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike, walleye and silver redhorse. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lloyd Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -24°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid May. On average, mid May opens the water and early November closes it again. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That shapes the year on Lloyd Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Onikup Lake at 4.9 km is the sensible second choice. For Lloyd Lake in particular, ask before you travel.