Fishing Ingall Lake in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Kenora District end of Ontario holds Ingall Lake. Height above sea level is 368 metres. About 2.01 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The edge covers about 22 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Nearest place of any size is Dryden, 23 km away. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 297 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Ingall Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Ingall Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -18°C in January and 18°C in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between late April and mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan any trip to Ingall Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Pickerel Lake is 2.9 km distant. None of that is settled for Ingall Lake in what we hold.