Forty Mile Lake Fishing near Sioux Lookout, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Forty Mile Lake in Kenora District, Ontario. It sits in lake country bush. Surface area runs to roughly 2.39 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. The shoreline runs about 9.8 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Supplies mean a trip to Sioux Lookout, 22 km off. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 254 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Forty Mile Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Forty Mile Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 18°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That shapes the year on Forty Mile Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Split Lake, 2.4 km out. None of that is settled for Forty Mile Lake in what we hold.