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

• Overview

  Set in Kenora District, Ontario, this is Bluett Lake. The surface lies 384 metres up. Surface area runs to roughly 8.19 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. There is roughly 14 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. It is among the larger waters listed here for Kenora District. Supplies mean a trip to Dryden, 24 km off. For a city, Thunder Bay is 299 km off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Bluett Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Treat Bluett Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Bluett Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Marshall Lake, 2.4 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Bluett Lake for certain.