Kimura Lake in Sturgeon County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Sturgeon County, Alberta, you have Kimura Lake. The surroundings are spruce and muskeg. With some 64 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. A shoreline of some 3.2 km keeps the choices simple. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Sturgeon County. The nearest place of any size is Gibbons, 15 km away. Bon Accord follows at 18 km, then Fort Saskatchewan at 28 km. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Kimura Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name rainbow trout, yellow perch and black crappie. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Kimura Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 16°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It holds true on Kimura Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. This one is mapped as intermittent, so a wasted trip is a real risk in a dry year. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lostpoint Lake sits 8.6 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Kimura Lake should be assumed from this page alone.