Pasateko Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Pasateko Lake sits in Kenora District, out in Ontario. Beyond the shoreline you have spruce and muskeg. At 18.20 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. There is roughly 100 km of bank, and each arm behaves like its own water. Size puts it in the front rank of our Kenora District list. Some 225 km away sits Oxford House, the nearest settlement. Winnipeg sits 515 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Pasateko Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Kenora District names northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Pasateko Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -23°C for January. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. On average, early May opens the water and early November closes it again. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That is the shape of the year on Pasateko Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Pullan Lake is 26 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Pasateko Lake for certain.