Fee Lake Fishing Guide, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Fee Lake is one of the Kenora District waters in Ontario. The surface lies 315 metres up. Around 26 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The bank runs about 4.7 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Kenora District are larger. Some 221 km away sits Red Lake, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Winnipeg, 365 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Fee Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Kenora District records list northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Anyone new to Fee Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -22°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate figures give an open season running early May to early November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Fee Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Erly Lake at 1.8 km is the sensible second choice. The position on Fee Lake is worth confirming on the day.