Squeak Lake near Sioux Lookout: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Squeak Lake stands in Kenora District, Ontario. The water sits 406 metres up. Around 36 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The whole outline is near 2.5 km, and most of it is walkable. The nearest town is Sioux Lookout, 34 km away. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 250 km distant. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Squeak Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. 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. Survey and observation records for Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Squeak Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Squeak Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is O'Grady Lake, 2.3 km out. Signs at Squeak Lake carry more weight than any list.