Fishing Ducharme Lake in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Ducharme Lake lies in Kenora District, Ontario. Elevation runs to 357 metres. With some 23 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. On size it sits at the modest end of our Kenora District list. Start from Red Lake, 16 km down the road. It is 251 km to Winnipeg, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Ducharme Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Ducharme Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -19°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Ducharme Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Parker Lake, 2.2 km away. What applies at Ducharme Lake may have changed since it was mapped.