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

• Overview

  Kenora District, Ontario, is where Kimmewin Lake sits. What surrounds it is lake country bush. This is sizeable water at about 4.50 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The edge covers about 18 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Size puts it in the front rank of our Kenora District list. You are 43 km from Sioux Lookout. Thunder Bay sits 263 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Kimmewin Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Kimmewin Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -20°C in January. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Kimmewin Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Foley Lake at 1.8 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Kimmewin Lake should be assumed from this page alone.