Rainy Lake in Kawartha Lakes: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Rainy Lake is one of the Kawartha Lakes waters in Ontario. The water sits 252 metres up. The water covers some 15 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 2.7 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It is a small entry by Kawartha Lakes standards. The nearest town is Amigo Beach, 25 km away. After that come Gravenhurst at 27 km and Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School at 31 km. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Rainy Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Kawartha Lakes cover muskellunge, rock bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and bluegill. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Take Rainy Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -10°C in January to roughly 19°C in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Rainy Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A camping area sits within 160 m of here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Deer Lake, 2.1 km away. None of that is settled for Rainy Lake in what we hold.