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

• Overview

  This water sits in Kenora District, Ontario. It sits at 330 metres above sea level. Around 11.82 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. Some 109 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. It ranks high for size among our Kenora District listings. The town to know is Red Lake, 159 km out. For a city, Winnipeg is 361 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Meddick Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Kenora District names northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Meddick Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -22°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about early November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Meddick Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Glynn Lake, 12 km out. Where Meddick Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.