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

• Overview

  Set in Kenora District, Ontario, this is Tremain Lake. Elevation runs to 322 metres. It measures about 18 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 1.8 km in total. Our Kenora District list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Kenora, is 19 km away. After that come Vermilion Bay at 89 km and Moose Lake at 93 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Tremain Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Kenora District cover northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Tremain Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 19°C and January reads -18°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Tremain Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. 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 the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Adamson Lake, 3.2 km away. Nothing on Tremain Lake should be assumed from this page alone.