Cleftrock Lake Fishing Guide, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Kenora District, Ontario, is where Cleftrock Lake sits. Height above sea level is 383 metres. This is sizeable water at about 1.42 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The margin runs to about 18 km in total. The nearest town is Dryden, 65 km away. Then Vermilion Bay, 67 km, and Fort Frances, 75 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Cleftrock Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Kenora District list northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Treat Cleftrock Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 19°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Cleftrock Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Picture Narrows Lake at 2.6 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Cleftrock Lake should be assumed from this page alone.