Eden Lake Fishing in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Kenora District, Ontario, sits Eden Lake. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. It measures some 4.83 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. Shoreline length is close to 18 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Few waters listed in Kenora District are bigger. Nearest town is Lac du Bonnet, 89 km off. Then Red Lake, 90 km, and Golden, 98 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Eden Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Eden Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -19°C in January. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Eden Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 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. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Hutch Lake at 2.3 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Eden Lake.