Fishing at St. Roy Creek, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  St. Roy Creek is set in Kenora District, Ontario. It sits at 392 metres above sea level. For supplies, Red Lake is 101 km out. The nearest city of size is Winnipeg, 371 km away. Others close at hand: Margaret Lake at 0.3 km, Latreille Lake 3.8 km away, Tarpley Lake at 5.5 km, Marsh Lake 6.5 km away and St. Roy Lake at 7.9 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on St. Roy Creek

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. After rain the colour clears from the surface first, so fish the edges. Flow decides everything here: read the seams before you cast. Species logged across Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At St. Roy Creek the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -20°C in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Cold months ice the margins and pools; moving water stays workable, and everything opens by early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near early November: that is the shape of an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on St. Roy Creek rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Margaret Lake at 0.3 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for St. Roy Creek in what we hold.