Top Lake Fishing in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Top Lake falls inside Kenora District. The ground around here is lake country bush. The water covers some 30 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 2.8 km in total. Our Kenora District list holds plenty of bigger water. The town to know is Kenora, 30 km out. It is 213 km to Winnipeg, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Top Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Work Top Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -17°C and July at about 19°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Top Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. 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. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Viola Lake at 1 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Top Lake locally before you travel.