Cherry Lake Fishing near Sioux Lookout, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Kenora District, Ontario. The ground round it is pine and birch. At some 1.66 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The perimeter runs near 12 km, so plan the walk before you start. You are 29 km from Sioux Lookout. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 300 km away. Close by you also have: Whitefish Lake sits 2.8 km out, Mestowana Lake (3.3 km), Grass Lake sits 3.4 km out, Windfall Lake (4.4 km) and Lynx Lake sits 5.1 km out. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Cherry Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Kenora District records list northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Cherry Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -18°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Cherry Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Whitefish Lake, 2.8 km out. Confirm access to Cherry Lake locally before you travel.