Fishing Misfit Lake in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Misfit Lake sits within Kenora District in Ontario. The land about it is mixed forest. Around 31 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The bank runs about 2.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Kenora District are larger. The closest town, Sioux Lookout, is 16 km away. Thunder Bay sits 274 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Misfit Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Work Misfit Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -18°C in January and 18°C in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Misfit Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. You can camp 930 m off, which suits an early start. 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. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Diene Lake sits 1.5 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Misfit Lake.