Moore Lake Fishing in Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  Set in Kelsey, Moore Lake is a Manitoba water. The setting is taiga on every side. At about 19 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. About 1.8 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Most waters listed here for Kelsey are larger. The closest town, Snow Lake, is 6.7 km distant. For a city, Saskatoon is 528 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Moore Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Kelsey: white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike, walleye and silver redhorse. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Moore Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -23°C at the bottom of winter. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near early November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Moore Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Edwards Lake is 1.7 km off. Confirm before you fish Moore Lake.