Niemi Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Niemi Lake is one of the Kenora District waters in Ontario. The ground around here is pine and birch. Roughly 1.27 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. At about 6.3 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Nearest town is Sioux Lookout, 44 km off. Thunder Bay sits 229 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Niemi Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Niemi Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 18°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Niemi Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Crescent Lake is 1.7 km distant. Ask locally about Niemi Lake if anything is unclear.