Fishing Gall Lake in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Kenora District, Ontario, this is Gall Lake. The ground around here is pine and birch. Surface area is around 18 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 2.8 km on foot. It is a small entry by Kenora District standards. Nearest town is Sioux Lookout, 18 km off. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 268 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Gall Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Kenora District: northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Gall Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Gall Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Tims Lake is 1.6 km off. Where Gall Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.