Lautons Lake Fishing Guide, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Lautons Lake in the Kenora District part of Ontario. The setting is rolling bush. About 7 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Kenora District standards. Ignace sits 21 km from the bank. Further out sit Atikokan (55 km) and Sioux Lookout (93 km). Also within reach: Upper Moosehide Lake 1.7 km away, Lower Moosehide Lake (2.8 km), Frawly Lake 3.8 km away, Campus Lake (5.4 km) and Roberts Lake 6 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lautons Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Lautons Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -18°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Lautons Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Upper Moosehide Lake is 1.7 km off. What applies at Lautons Lake may have changed since it was mapped.