Fishing Pelican Lake in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Pelican Lake is one of the Kenora District listings for Ontario. Elevation runs to 355 metres. At roughly 23.63 sq km it ranks among the larger waters in the region. It ranks high for size among our Kenora District listings. Some 3.1 km away sits Sioux Lookout, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 275 km distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Pelican Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Kenora District cover northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Pelican Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -18°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Expect Pelican Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Kenneally Lake is 3.9 km distant. Confirm before you fish Pelican Lake.