Sheila Lake Fishing Guide, Kelsey, Manitoba

• Overview

  Kelsey, Manitoba, is where Sheila Lake sits. The water sits 326 metres up. The water covers some 13 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 2.1 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Our Kelsey list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 68 km away sits Flin Flon, the nearest settlement. Saskatoon sits 499 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Sheila Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Kelsey, recorded fish include white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. Sheila Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -23°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly early November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Sheila Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Club Lake, 0.5 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Sheila Lake for certain.