Petch Lake Fishing Guide, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Petch Lake sits in Kenora District, out in Ontario. It sits in lake country bush country. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Kenora District. Nearest town is Lac du Bonnet, 71 km off. After that come Kenora at 89 km and Red Lake at 109 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Petch Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Kenora District cover northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Petch Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 19°C; the cold one sits at -19°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Petch Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. 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. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Armitage Lake, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Petch Lake locally before you travel.