Aber Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Aber Lake lies within the bounds of Kenora District, Ontario. This is mixed forest country. This is sizeable water at about 1.09 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. At about 9.1 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Sioux Lookout is the closest town at 43 km. It is 270 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Aber Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Kenora District list northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Aber Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -20°C in January up to 18°C in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Aber Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Rapid Lake is 3.4 km distant. Ask locally about Aber Lake if anything is unclear.