Fishing Blackbluff Lake in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Blackbluff Lake, in Kenora District. The water sits 358 metres up. Roughly 19 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 2.3 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Kenora District. Vermilion Bay sits 16 km from here and is the nearest stop. Dryden is 49 km away, with Kenora at 86 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Blackbluff Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Work Blackbluff Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Blackbluff Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Leo Lake is 4.8 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Blackbluff Lake for certain.