Fishing at Mahon Lake, Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  Mahon Lake is set in Kelsey, Manitoba. It lies 315 metres above sea level. Roughly 1.54 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The perimeter runs near 7.3 km, so plan the walk before you start. For a base, Snow Lake sits 67 km out. Flin Flon lies 89 km off, Creighton another 92 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Mahon Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Kelsey include white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Mahon Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -24°C in January. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about early November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Mahon Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Essar Lake, 4.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Mahon Lake in what we hold.