Mitishto Lake Fishing Guide, Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  Mitishto Lake is set in Kelsey, Manitoba. Height above sea level is 222 metres. It measures some 1.77 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The edge covers about 11 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Head to Snow Lake, 69 km away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Winnipeg, 565 km distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Mitishto Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. Mitishto Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -24°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about early November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Mitishto Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Outlaw Lake, 1.8 km out. Treat Mitishto Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.