One Mile Lake Fishing in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  One Mile Lake falls in Kenora District, part of Ontario. The water sits 328 metres up. At 1.49 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. With 6.6 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Nearest place of any size is Vermilion Bay, 28 km away. Dryden is 68 km away, with Kenora at 74 km. Round about: Mink Lake out at 6.4 km, Gus Lake (7 km), Segise Lake out at 7.1 km, Clay Lake (7.5 km) and Segise Bay out at 8.1 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on One Mile Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Kenora District: northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. One Mile Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 18°C in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It holds true on One Mile Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. 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. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Mink Lake, 6.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on One Mile Lake before loading the car.