Sprucecone Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Sprucecone Lake is set in Kenora District, Ontario. The water sits 421 metres up. With some 32 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 2.6 km of margin, front to back. Most waters listed here for Kenora District are larger. Start from Sioux Lookout, 75 km down the road. It is 208 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Sprucecone Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Kenora District cover northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. The county list is broader than any single water. Take Sprucecone Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -20°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Sprucecone Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Cedarclump Lake at 2.7 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Sprucecone Lake locally before you travel.