Cherrington Lake in Kenora District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Kenora District in Ontario is where Cherrington Lake sits. It lies 320 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to some 21.25 sq km, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. At about 121 km of edge, most people fish a single area and learn it well. Few waters listed in Kenora District are bigger. You are 186 km from Red Lake. Winnipeg is the closest city, 337 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Cherrington Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Kenora District records list northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Cherrington Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -21°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about early November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Time your trip to Cherrington Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Mackay Lake is 14 km distant. Treat access at Cherrington Lake as something to verify.