Middle Tremaine Lake, Manitoba: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Kelsey, Manitoba, this is Middle Tremaine Lake. The country here is taiga. Surface area is around 37 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Most waters listed here for Kelsey are larger. The nearest town is Thompson, 45 km away. For a city, Winnipeg is 623 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Middle Tremaine Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Kelsey list white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike, walleye and silver redhorse. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Take Middle Tremaine Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -24°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. After mid May the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid May and starts locking again about early November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Anyone fishing Middle Tremaine Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is East Tremaine Lake, 1.4 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Middle Tremaine Lake for certain.