Grass Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Kenora District entry here is Grass Lake, in Ontario. Elevation runs to 383 metres. Around 45 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The edge runs 3.1 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Supplies mean a trip to Vermilion Bay, 22 km off. Winnipeg is the closest city, 290 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Grass Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Kenora District list northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Grass Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -18°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Time your trip to Grass Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Mafeking Lake is 1.4 km distant. For Grass Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.