Little Bar Lake Fishing in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Little Bar Lake is one of the Kenora District waters in Ontario. It lies 463 metres above sea level. Around 11 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Shoreline comes to about 1.7 km, small enough to learn in a day. Most waters listed here for Kenora District are larger. The closest town, Atikokan, is 43 km distant. After that come Ignace at 51 km and Sioux Lookout at 125 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Little Bar Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Kenora District: northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Little Bar Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -18°C for January. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Little Bar Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 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. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Spool Lake, 1.9 km away. For Little Bar Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.