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

• Overview

  Look for Suttonly Lake in Kenora District, Ontario. It stands 355 metres above sea level. At about 75 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 6.6 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. For a base, Vermilion Bay sits 51 km out. Winnipeg is the closest city, 250 km away. Near neighbours include: Flora Lake out at 2.1 km, Mekenak Lake within 2.9 km, Harding Lake out at 3.7 km, Le Gros Lake within 4.2 km and Warclub Lake out at 4.8 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Suttonly Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. 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, johnny darter and logperch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Suttonly Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 19°C and January near -17°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Suttonly Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Flora Lake, 2.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Suttonly Lake before loading the car.