Lount Lake in Kenora District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lount Lake is a Kenora District water, Ontario side. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. Surface area runs to some 35.31 sq km, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. With about 202 km of shoreline, local advice saves a lot of walking. On our Kenora District list it sits near the top for size. Nearest place of any size is Kenora, 47 km away. Vermilion Bay is 74 km and Red Lake 100 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lount Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Kenora District: 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. At Lount Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 19°C; by January the average is down near -18°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan around that when you fish Lount Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Big Fox Lake at 8.1 km is the nearest alternative. Treat Lount Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.