Stink Lake Fishing Guide, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Stink Lake is a Kenora District water, Ontario side. The bank gives way to lake country bush. It measures about 35 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. About 2.4 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Vermilion Bay sits 62 km from the bank. The big place round here is Winnipeg, 298 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Stink Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Kenora District: northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Stink Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 18°C in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. At Stink Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Mary Lake, 2.2 km out. Treat Stink Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.