Mutrie Lake Fishing in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Kenora District, Mutrie Lake is an Ontario water. Elevation runs to 342 metres. Surface area is around 93 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 4.6 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Nearest place of any size is Vermilion Bay, 7.5 km away. It is 277 km to Winnipeg, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Mutrie Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Kenora District: northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. The county list is broader than any single water. Mutrie Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -18°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Mutrie Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Wildrice Lake is 2.6 km off. The position on Mutrie Lake is worth confirming on the day.