Mills Lake Fishing near Sioux Lookout, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Kenora District, Ontario. Height above sea level is 372 metres. This is sizeable water at about 2.25 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The margin runs to about 11 km in total. For a base, Sioux Lookout sits 17 km out. It is 270 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Mills Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Kenora District: northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Mills Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -19°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. The water is typically free of ice between late April and mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Mills Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Deception Lake at 2.3 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Mills Lake if anything is unclear.