Fishing at Patricia Lake, Rainy River District, Ontario

• Overview

  Patricia Lake is set in Rainy River District, Ontario. The bank is 370 metres above sea level. Roughly 1.54 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The edge covers about 7.8 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. You are 65 km from Ignace. Atikokan follows at 67 km, then Dryden at 82 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Patricia Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Rainy River District cover northern pike, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Patricia Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -17°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Patricia Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Rice Lake, 4.1 km away. Check the position on Patricia Lake before loading the car.