Gamble Lake in Kenora District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Kenora District, Ontario, is where Gamble Lake sits. Elevation runs to 466 metres. It sits higher than most water we list in Ontario. Ignace sits 32 km from the bank. Further out sit Atikokan (45 km) and Sioux Lookout (108 km). Other water within reach: Doan Lake at 3.9 km, Boulder Lake after 5.9 km, Heart Lake at 6.1 km, Sparkle Lake after 6.6 km and Irene Lake at 8.7 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Gamble Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Gamble Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -18°C for January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to Gamble Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Doan Lake, 3.9 km away. Check the current arrangement for Gamble Lake.