Bottle Bay Lake Fishing near Vermilion Bay, Ontario

• Overview

  The Kenora District entry here is Bottle Bay Lake, in Ontario. Elevation runs to 362 metres. The water covers around 1.01 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Some 7.5 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Head to Vermilion Bay, 13 km away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Winnipeg, 279 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Bottle Bay Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Bottle Bay Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -18°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Bottle Bay Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Bell Lake, 3.9 km out. Nothing on Bottle Bay Lake should be assumed from this page alone.