Belle Lake Fishing Guide, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Belle Lake is one of the Kenora District listings for Ontario. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. With some 50 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Supplies mean a trip to Kenora, 18 km off. The big place round here is Winnipeg, 173 km distant. Within a short drive: Rosina Lake (2.5 km), Raspberry Lake within 2.9 km, Marion Lake (3.2 km), Lake Lulu within 3.4 km and King Lake (3.5 km). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Belle Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Kenora District include 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 Belle Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 19°C; by January the average is down near -18°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Belle Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Rosina Lake is 2.5 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Belle Lake.