Fishing Spivy Lake in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Spivy Lake is set in Kenora District, Ontario. It sits in rolling bush country. The water covers some 24 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 1.9 km of margin, front to back. Our Kenora District list holds plenty of bigger water. Sioux Lookout lies 18 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 288 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Spivy Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Kenora District, recorded fish include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Work Spivy Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Spivy Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Robertson Lake is 2.3 km distant. The position on Spivy Lake is worth confirming on the day.