Fishing at Mulligan Lake, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Mulligan Lake falls inside Kenora District. The ground around here is lake country bush. It runs to roughly 20 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. A shoreline of some 2.1 km keeps the choices simple. On size it sits at the modest end of our Kenora District list. The town to know is Ignace, 56 km out. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 212 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Mulligan Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Kenora District cover northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. The near bank of Mulligan Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -20°C to 18°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That shapes the year on Mulligan Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. You can camp about 1.5 km away, going by the mapping. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Pike Lake at 1.6 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position at Mulligan Lake before loading the car.