Annimwash Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Annimwash Lake is one of the Kenora District waters in Ontario. This is taiga ground. It covers about 11.48 sq km, which means weather matters as much as tactics. At about 57 km of edge, most people fish a single area and learn it well. Few waters listed in Kenora District are bigger. The nearest place of any size is Sioux Lookout, 170 km away. It is 327 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Annimwash Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Kenora District names northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Annimwash Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -21°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about early November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Annimwash Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Doghole Lake, 4.1 km out. The position on Annimwash Lake is worth confirming on the day.