Boughton Lake Fishing Guide, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Boughton Lake in the Kenora District part of Ontario. The ground around here is pine and birch. It measures some 1.95 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. You are looking at roughly 7.3 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. You are 58 km from Red Lake. For a city, Winnipeg is 308 km off. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Boughton Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Boughton Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -20°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly early November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It holds true on Boughton Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Pedlar Lake is 8.7 km off. Check the position at Boughton Lake before loading the car.