Wind Lake Fishing near Sioux Lookout, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Kenora District, Wind Lake is an Ontario water. The setting is pine and birch on every side. The water covers some 41 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 2.4 km of margin, front to back. Supplies mean a trip to Sioux Lookout, 66 km off. For a city, Thunder Bay is 332 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Wind Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Anyone new to Wind Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 18°C in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Wind Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Forest Lake is 1.9 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Wind Lake for certain.