Bawden Lake in Kenora District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Kenora District in Ontario is where Bawden Lake sits. The surface lies 392 metres up. Surface area runs to roughly 3.78 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. Supplies mean a trip to Sioux Lookout, 27 km off. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 247 km distant. Neighbouring water: Ans Lake (2.8 km), Ralciv Lake about 3 km, Discovery Lake (3.4 km), Zarn Lake about 4.8 km and Jorick Lake (5.5 km). Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Bawden Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Bawden Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 18°C in July. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Bawden Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Ans Lake is 2.8 km distant. For Bawden Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.