Fishing Thaddeus Lake in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Thaddeus Lake lies in Kenora District, in Ontario. Land around it is mixed forest. It covers about 15.63 sq km, which means weather matters as much as tactics. With 22 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Few waters listed in Kenora District are bigger. Dryden lies 45 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Winnipeg, 306 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Thaddeus Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Thaddeus Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -18°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Thaddeus Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Elevator Lake is 4.6 km off. Nothing on Thaddeus Lake should be assumed from this page alone.