Satterly Lake Fishing in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Kenora District, Ontario, is where Satterly Lake sits. The bank gives way to pine and birch. At some 1.76 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. With 13 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Supplies mean a trip to Red Lake, 102 km off. Winnipeg sits 376 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Satterly Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Kenora District names northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Satterly Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -20°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Satterly Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Okanse River sits 6.9 km off and takes the overflow. For Satterly Lake in particular, ask before you travel.