Fishing at Little Lake, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Little Lake belongs to Kenora District, Ontario. The water sits 382 metres up. Roughly 25 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 1.9 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It is a small entry by Kenora District standards. The nearest place of any size is Sioux Lookout, 21 km away. For a city, Thunder Bay is 251 km off. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Little Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. 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. Little Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan any trip to Little Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. 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. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Batchelor Lake at 1.7 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Little Lake should be assumed from this page alone.