Sixth Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Sixth Lake lies within the bounds of Kenora District, Ontario. The setting is lake country bush. About 1.15 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. Around 7.6 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Some 52 km away sits Kenora, the nearest settlement. Then Lac du Bonnet, 97 km, and Vermilion Bay, 101 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Sixth Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Sixth Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 19°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Sixth Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Snook Lake, 2.8 km away. Check the current arrangement for Sixth Lake.