Fishing at Lucy Lake, Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  Lucy Lake is one of the Kelsey listings for Manitoba. It sits at 220 metres above sea level. The water covers some 97 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 4.7 km, and most of it is walkable. Nearest town is Cross Lake 19A, 59 km off. Then Thompson, 90 km, and Snow Lake, 103 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lucy Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Kelsey, recorded fish include white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike, walleye and silver redhorse. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lucy Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -24°C in January and 17°C in July. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid May. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about early November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan any trip to Lucy Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Sort the permit out before you load the car. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Halfway Lake, 7.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lucy Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.