Fishing Foley Lake in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Kenora District entry here is Foley Lake, in Ontario. The bank is 376 metres above sea level. About 1.23 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. With about 4.7 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The nearest place of any size is Sioux Lookout, 44 km away. It is 261 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Foley Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Anyone new to Foley Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -20°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan any trip to Foley Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Kimmewin Lake, 1.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Foley Lake before loading the car.