Lost Lake Fishing near Kenora, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Kenora District, Ontario, sits Lost Lake. The bank is 314 metres above sea level. With some 38 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Kenora sits 29 km from here and is the nearest stop. After that come Vermilion Bay at 92 km and Moose Lake at 100 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Lost Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -18°C in January and 19°C in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Lost Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Overnight stays are possible 1.5 km away. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lily Lake is 3.2 km distant. The position on Lost Lake is worth confirming on the day.