Mennin Lake Fishing Guide, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Mennin Lake is a Kenora District water, Ontario side. Height above sea level is 388 metres. About 4.97 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. With about 25 km of shoreline, local advice saves a lot of walking. Few waters listed in Kenora District are bigger. The town to know is Ignace, 45 km out. Further out sit Dryden (48 km) and Sioux Lookout (69 km). It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Mennin Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Kenora District records list northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Mennin Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -18°C to 18°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It holds true on Mennin Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Spear Lake at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Mennin Lake locally before you travel.