Fishing at Tide Lake, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Tide Lake sits within Kenora District in Ontario. What surrounds it is pine and birch. Surface area runs to some 13.89 sq km, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. The perimeter is close to 41 km, and wind can be flat in one arm and rough in the next. It ranks high for size among our Kenora District listings. The closest town, Vermilion Bay, is 68 km distant. Then Kenora, 73 km, and Red Lake, 76 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Tide Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Tide Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -18°C in January and 18°C in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Tide Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Ball Lake, 5.4 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Tide Lake for certain.