Fishing at Sally Lake, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Kenora District, Ontario, you have Sally Lake. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. The water covers around 3.89 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Around 14 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Start from Ignace, 11 km down the road. For a city, Thunder Bay is 220 km off. Close by you also have: Camp Creek after 2.8 km, Deer Lake about 3.7 km, Ripple Lake after 3.9 km, Camp Lake about 4.5 km and Moose Lake after 4.8 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Sally Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Sally Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -18°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Expect Sally Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Camp Creek is 2.8 km off. None of that is settled for Sally Lake in what we hold.