Kenossee Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Kenossee Lake in Sudbury, Ontario. The ground round it is pine and birch. With some 62 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. At about 6.4 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. The town to know is Chapleau, 55 km out. Wawa is 83 km and Sault Ste. Marie 114 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Kenossee Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Kenossee Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -15°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Kenossee Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Cap Lake, 1.3 km away. Ask locally about Kenossee Lake if anything is unclear.