Ellipse Lake Fishing in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Ellipse Lake falls in Kenora District, part of Ontario. The surface lies 410 metres up. The water covers around 1.76 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Some 6.6 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. You are 48 km from Sioux Lookout. Thunder Bay sits 226 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Ellipse Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Ellipse Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Anyone fishing Ellipse Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A camping area sits within 750 m of here. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Wyatt Lake sits 2.8 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Ellipse Lake is worth confirming on the day.