Fishing Mensour Lake in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Kenora District, Mensour Lake is an Ontario water. It sits at 279 metres above sea level. Roughly 2.86 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. With 14 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. The closest town, Greenstone, is 256 km distant. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 414 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Mensour Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Mensour Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -22°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. The open-water window runs from around early May to about early November in an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Mensour Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Asselin Lake, 11 km out. Nothing on Mensour Lake should be assumed from this page alone.