Fishing at Austin Lake, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Kenora District, Ontario. What surrounds it is lake country bush. This is sizeable water at about 4.13 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The outline measures near 40 km, so a boat opens up water the bank never reaches. Start from Sioux Lookout, 121 km down the road. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 339 km distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Austin Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Kenora District, recorded fish include northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Austin Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -20°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Open water usually runs from early May until about early November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Anyone fishing Austin Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Bamaji Lake at 10 km is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Austin Lake.