Fishing at Abram Lake, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Abram Lake belongs to Kenora District. Height above sea level is 355 metres. At roughly 25.58 sq km it ranks among the larger waters in the region. Size puts it in the front rank of our Kenora District list. Nearest place of any size is Sioux Lookout, 4 km away. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 269 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Abram Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Abram Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Abram Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is a pier recorded roughly 1.1 km away. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is May Lake, 4.7 km out. Treat access at Abram Lake as something to verify.