Myrtle Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Kenora District in Ontario is where Myrtle Lake sits. This is pine and birch ground. The water covers some 78 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. You are looking at roughly 5.8 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Head to Kenora, 25 km away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit Moose Lake (90 km) and Vermilion Bay (97 km). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Myrtle Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Kenora District, recorded fish include northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Myrtle Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -18°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Myrtle Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Cat Lake sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. For Myrtle Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.