Walsh Lake Fishing in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Walsh Lake lies in Kenora District, Ontario. It sits at 404 metres above sea level. At some 1.48 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. At about 7.0 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. 27 km away sits Vermilion Bay, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Winnipeg, 292 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Walsh Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish Walsh Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 18°C in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Walsh Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A jetty or pier is mapped about 890 m from here. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Norse Lake, 2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Walsh Lake in what we hold.