Fishing at Nash Lake, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Kenora District, Ontario, you have Nash Lake. The land about it is pine and birch. At about 44 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 4.4 km of margin, front to back. For a base, Kenora sits 18 km out. After that come Vermilion Bay at 68 km and Moose Lake at 104 km. Close neighbours run: Deacon Lake at 1.5 km, Laurier Lake sits 2.4 km out, Lindel Lake at 2.4 km, Muskrat Lake sits 2.6 km out and Austin Lake at 2.7 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Nash Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Nash Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 19°C in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Nash Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Deacon Lake, 1.5 km out. The position on Nash Lake is worth confirming on the day.