One Mile Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Kenora District, Ontario, this is One Mile Lake. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Kenora District standards. Head to Ignace, 2 km away, for anything you forgot. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 209 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on One Mile Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Kenora District records list northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The near bank of One Mile Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan around that when you fish One Mile Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. The nearest mapped parking is 1.3 km away, so the last stretch is on foot. There is a fishing place at K&S Bait and Tackle, some 1.4 km away. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Davy Lake at 2.1 km is the nearest alternative. For One Mile Lake in particular, ask before you travel.