Rosu Lake Fishing Guide, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Kenora District, Ontario, this is Rosu Lake. Taiga runs right down to the water. It runs to roughly 61 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The full circuit measures close to 3.4 km on foot. The closest town, Greenstone, is 209 km away. Longlac is 210 km away, with Geraldton at 211 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Rosu Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Rosu Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -22°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about early November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Rosu Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lavers Lake at 3.4 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Rosu Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.