Hearsey Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Kenora District, Ontario. The bank is 411 metres above sea level. Roughly 63 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 2.9 km, small enough to learn in a day. The nearest place of any size is Ignace, 23 km away. It is 225 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Hearsey Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. The county list is broader than any single water. On Hearsey Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It sets the rhythm of the year at Hearsey Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Cote Lake, 1.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Hearsey Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.