Fishing at Castellar Lake, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Kenora District, Castellar Lake is an Ontario water. Elevation runs to 378 metres. The water covers some 26 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 3.8 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. On size it sits at the modest end of our Kenora District list. Head to Kenora, 36 km away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Winnipeg, 155 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Castellar Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Castellar Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 19°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That shapes the year on Castellar Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Twin Lake is 1.4 km distant. Check the position at Castellar Lake before loading the car.