Pear Lake Fishing in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Kenora District, Ontario, this is Pear Lake. Elevation runs to 405 metres. At about 34 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The bank runs about 2.4 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It is a small entry by Kenora District standards. For supplies, Sioux Lookout is 38 km out. Thunder Bay sits 235 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Pear Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Kenora District names northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Pear Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -19°C in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Pear Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Wonder Lake, 1.2 km out. The position on Pear Lake is worth confirming on the day.