Wabaskang Lake Fishing in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Kenora District, Ontario. The water sits 349 metres up. Around 61.62 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. Bays run back a long way, and the fish move between them with the season. Few waters listed in Kenora District are bigger. 60 km away sits Vermilion Bay, the nearest town. For a city, Winnipeg is 285 km off. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Wabaskang Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Kenora District cover northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Wabaskang Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Wabaskang Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Florence Lake is 9.8 km distant. None of that is settled for Wabaskang Lake in what we hold.