Fishing at Moak Lake, Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  Moak Lake sits within Kelsey in Manitoba. Country round the bank runs to spruce and muskeg. About 6.81 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The outline measures near 36 km, so a boat opens up water the bank never reaches. Size puts it in the front rank of our Kelsey list. Thompson is the closest town at 27 km. Winnipeg sits 672 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Moak Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike and walleye. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Take Moak Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -25°C at the bottom of winter. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid May. Averages place the thaw at mid May and the freeze at early November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Moak Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Spence Lake is 5.6 km distant. For Moak Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.