Fishing Bloch Lake in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Bloch Lake is a Kenora District water, Ontario side. The setting is taiga on every side. At about 84 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 4.1 km, small enough to learn in a day. Nearest place of any size is Longlac, 201 km away. Greenstone lies 202 km off, Geraldton another 203 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Bloch Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Kenora District: northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Treat Bloch Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -22°C in January up to 16°C in July. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly early November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Bloch Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Pickering Lake is 4.6 km off. For Bloch Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.