Fishing Pusher Lake in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Pusher Lake, in Kenora District. The bank is 388 metres above sea level. This is sizeable water at about 3.43 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The edge covers about 11 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Sioux Lookout lies 63 km from the water. It is 333 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Pusher Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Kenora District, recorded fish include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Pusher Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That shapes the year on Pusher Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. 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. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Kastner Lake, 2.4 km away. None of that is settled for Pusher Lake in what we hold.