Guide Lake Fishing Guide, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Kenora District entry here is Guide Lake, in Ontario. It lies 345 metres above sea level. At 9 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Kenora District list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Kenora, 21 km away. For a city, Winnipeg is 208 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Guide Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Kenora District, recorded fish include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Guide Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -17°C in January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Guide Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Caron Lake is 0.4 km off. Rules at Guide Lake are worth checking on the day.