Philcot Lake Fishing in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Philcot Lake in Kenora District, Ontario. The surface lies 377 metres up. About 3.60 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. There is roughly 12 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Dryden is the closest place, 27 km off. It is 287 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Philcot Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Philcot Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -18°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. From about late April to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Philcot Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Crossecho Lake sits 3.4 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Philcot Lake for certain.