Potten Lake Fishing in Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  Potten Lake is a Kelsey water, Manitoba side. What surrounds it is spruce and muskeg. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Kelsey list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 7.2 km from Snow Lake. Then Flin Flon, 113 km, and Creighton, 115 km. Also within reach: 1.2 km away is Ghost Lake, 1.8 km out stands Chisel Lake, 2 km away is Moore Lake, 2.5 km out stands Edwards Lake and 2.8 km away is Snell Lake. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Potten Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Kelsey names white sucker, johnny darter and northern pike. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Potten Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -23°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly early November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Potten Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Ghost Lake is 1.2 km off. Check the position at Potten Lake before loading the car.