Drict Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Drict Lake is listed under Kenora District, Ontario. Elevation runs to 375 metres. The water covers some 31 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The bank runs about 2.1 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Kenora District. 17 km away sits Sioux Lookout, the nearest town. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 258 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Drict Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Work Drict Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -19°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Time your trip to Drict Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Michaud Lake, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Drict Lake before loading the car.