Lac La Mere, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Rainy River District, Lac La Mere is an Ontario water. The water sits 446 metres up. With some 20 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 2.7 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Our Rainy River District list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Atikokan, 31 km away. Then Ignace, 45 km, and Dryden, 110 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac La Mere

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Rainy River District list northern pike, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and walleye. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac La Mere gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -18°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan any trip to Lac La Mere around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Mae Lake, 1.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Lac La Mere locally before you travel.