Calhoun Lake Fishing Guide, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Kenora District, Ontario, this is Calhoun Lake. The setting is rolling bush on every side. It runs to roughly 22 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. There is roughly 2.5 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Our Kenora District list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Ignace, is 48 km away. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 196 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Calhoun Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Kenora District cover northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Calhoun Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -20°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Calhoun Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Little Calhoun Lake, 1.1 km away. Check the position on Calhoun Lake before loading the car.