Fishing Cedarskirt Lake in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Cedarskirt Lake belongs to Kenora District. The water sits 334 metres up. The water covers some 24 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 2.1 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. The nearest place of any size is Kenora, 34 km away. It is 161 km to Winnipeg, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Cedarskirt Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Cedarskirt Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -18°C in January to roughly 19°C in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Cedarskirt Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Hopkins Lake, 2.1 km away. Rules at Cedarskirt Lake are worth checking on the day.