Fishing at End Lake, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  End Lake lies in Kenora District, in Ontario. It sits at 347 metres above sea level. At about 54 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 4.0 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The closest town, Kenora, is 33 km away. Vermilion Bay is 61 km and Moose Lake 95 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on End Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Kenora District records list northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of End Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 19°C and January at -17°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan any trip to End Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Bug Lake at 2.6 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on End Lake before loading the car.