Ridge Lake Fishing near Kenora, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Ridge Lake in Kenora District, Ontario. The surface lies 376 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 8 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Kenora District list. Nearest place of any size is Kenora, 30 km away. Moose Lake is 64 km away, with Warroad at 94 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Ridge Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Kenora District records list northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Ridge Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Ridge Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Slate Lake is 0.5 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Ridge Lake.