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

• Overview

  Kenora District in Ontario is where Herod Lake sits. The ground round it is pine and birch. This is sizeable water at about 3.24 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. Around 42 km of margin, so directions matter more than a general plan. Start from Red Lake, 119 km down the road. It is 263 km to Winnipeg, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Herod Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Kenora District cover northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Herod Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -20°C at the bottom of winter. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Herod Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Dogskin Lake, 19 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Herod Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.