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

• Overview

  You will find Kramer Lake in Kenora District, Ontario. It lies 330 metres above sea level. It measures some 1.01 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. At about 7.0 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Nearest place of any size is Kenora, 21 km away. For a city, Winnipeg is 195 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Kramer Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Kenora District records list northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Kramer Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 19°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Kramer Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Hay Lake, 1.2 km out. Check the position at Kramer Lake before loading the car.