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reservoir / Milton, ON / FMZ 16Kelso Reservoir
Kelso Reservoir is a small warm-water impoundment — about 30 hectares — bolted onto Sixteen Mile Creek where it drops off the Niagara Escarpment at Milton. Conservation Halton threw the dam up in 1964 to keep the creek from flooding downtown Milton every spring thaw, and the flood-control basin it left behind is the water you fish today.
Target Species
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Quick Summary
Mild, with a high of 24° and a low of 10°. Windy, gusts to 54 km/h. Rising pressure can make for a slower, pickier bite.
Daily max · 0-11
Avg · S · gusts to 54 km/h
rising · 6 hPa/24h
12h 30m daylight
Lunar phase
Peak 0.3 mm/h · 1 wet hr
C+
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Choppy — a 11 km/h average over 1.8 km of fetch keeps you on the north shore with short runs. Gusts spike to 54 km/h at times — check the hourly and time your launch. Good bite potential — the rising barometer leans toward a pickier bite. Fish the north shore where wind stacks bait and keep it tight to cover.
Craft Verdicts
Trailer launchCarry-in launch1.8 km max fetchPressure rising (6.2 hPa/24h)
Powerboat
Clear to launch — a 11 km/h S average over 1.8 km of fetch stays well within a powerboat's weight and power; easy to hold position. Gusts spike to 54 km/h at times — time your launch.
Kayak
Clear to launch — a 11 km/h S average over 1.8 km of fetch stays well within a kayak's low, wind-caught profile; easy to hold position. Gusts spike to 54 km/h at times — time your launch.
Canoe
Launchable but exposed — a 23 km/h average gust and 1.8 km of fetch will test an open canoe's shallow draft; put in on the north shore and stay tight to it. Gusts spike to 54 km/h at times — time your launch.
Hourly Conditions
5:00 a.m.
12°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityHigh
Wind · S6kph
Gust6kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
7:00 a.m.
13°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityHigh
Wind · SE8kph
Gust8kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
9:00 a.m.
15°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityHigh
Wind · S4kph
Gust4kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
11:00 a.m.
18°Temp
UV0
Precip0.3mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityHigh
Wind · S11kph
Gust29kph
Launch ReadCaution
1:00 p.m.
22°Temp
UV3
Precip0.0mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityHigh
Wind · S13kph
Gust42kph
Launch ReadCaution
3:00 p.m.
24°Temp
UV4
Precip0.0mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityHigh
Wind · S14kph
Gust37kph
Launch ReadCaution
5:00 p.m.
23°Temp
UV0
Precip0.1mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityHigh
Wind · SW15kph
Gust38kph
Launch ReadCaution
7:00 p.m.
21°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityHigh
Wind · SW13kph
Gust27kph
Launch ReadCaution
9:00 p.m.
20°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityHigh
Wind · SW9kph
Gust9kph
Launch ReadFishable
Weekly Outlook
LaunchCaution
BiteHigh
LaunchAll Clear
BiteMaximum
LaunchAll Clear
BiteMaximum
LaunchFishable
BiteMaximum
LaunchFishable
BiteMaximum
LaunchCaution
BiteMaximum
LaunchFishable
BiteMaximum
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How it fishes
Kelso Dam and Reservoir opened in 1964 by the conservation authority to control flooding on Sixteen Mile Creek.
SourceThe Sixteen-Mile Creek Authority bought the land in 1961 for $40,000 and built a $325,000 water-control dam; Milton's main street previously flooded every spring thaw.
SourceThe reservoir doubles as the cold-water source for snow-making at Glen Eden Ski & Snowboard Centre.
SourceKelso is one of the few Conservation Halton reservoirs where boat fishing (non-motorized or electric) is permitted, alongside Mountsberg.
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Regulations snapshot
This is a summary, not the legal regulation — confirm current rules with the official source before fishing.
Largemouth Bass
Season: fourth Saturday in June to November 30
Limit: S-6 / C-2 (combined with Smallmouth)
Official sourceYellow Perch
Season: open all year
Limit: S-50 / C-25
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Access notes
Kelso Conservation Area
5234 Kelso Road, Milton
Small boat ramp plus gravel-beach carry-in. Non-motorized boats only, with an exception for electric trolling motors. Canoe/kayak/SUP/pedal-boat rentals on site. Paid day-use admission (reservations recommended via parkvisit.ca); park hours 8:30 am–9:00 pm. Shoreline fishing permitted except off the beach, boardwalk, pump house and its lot, Kelso Cove Waterpark, the boat-rentals beach, and the dam.
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