Knauf Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Kenora District in Ontario is where Knauf Lake sits. The bank is 384 metres above sea level. Roughly 14 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 2.6 km, small enough to learn in a day. Most waters listed here for Kenora District are larger. The nearest place of any size is Emo, 50 km away. Fort Frances is 55 km away, with International Falls at 56 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Knauf Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Kenora District cover northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Knauf Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 19°C and January near -17°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Time your trip to Knauf Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Bethune Lake is 1.7 km distant. For Knauf Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.