Fishing Modred Lake in Rainy River District, Ontario

• Overview

  Modred Lake falls in Rainy River District, part of Ontario. It sits at 380 metres above sea level. Roughly 1.03 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Shoreline length is close to 7.5 km, and each section fishes a little differently. The nearest town is Atikokan, 8.4 km away. After that come Ignace at 71 km and Ely at 98 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Modred Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Rainy River District names northern pike, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Modred Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -17°C in January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Modred Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Harold Lake, 1.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Modred Lake.