Black Lakes Fishing Guide, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Black Lakes in Kenora District, Ontario. Height above sea level is 373 metres. It measures about 22 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The whole outline is near 2.4 km, and most of it is walkable. On size it sits at the modest end of our Kenora District list. Vermilion Bay lies 14 km from the water. It is 261 km to Winnipeg, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Black Lakes

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Kenora District cover northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Black Lakes for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 19°C, with January the cold end at about -17°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan any trip to Black Lakes around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. 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 parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Walleye Lake, 2 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Black Lakes for certain.