Stone Lake in Kenora District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Stone Lake lies in Kenora District, in Ontario. The water sits 366 metres up. At 2.21 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. At about 13 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. You are 15 km from Red Lake. It is 265 km to Winnipeg, the nearest city. Neighbouring water: Genessee Lake a touch under 4.2 km, Petersen Lake 6.7 km away, Sparks Lake a touch under 6.7 km, Sully Lake 8 km away and Dixie Lake a touch under 8.6 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Stone Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Kenora District names northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The near bank of Stone Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -19°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Stone Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. 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. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Genessee Lake, 4.2 km out. Check the position on Stone Lake before loading the car.