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

• Overview

  Dasent Lake sits in Kenora District, out in Ontario. What surrounds it is rolling bush. The water covers around 2.86 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. Nearest place of any size is Ignace, 83 km away. It is 178 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Dasent Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Kenora District cover northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Dasent Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -20°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Dasent Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Pipio Lake is 2.6 km off. Check the current arrangement for Dasent Lake.