Windfall Lake Fishing near Sioux Lookout, Ontario

• Overview

  Windfall Lake is set in Kenora District, Ontario. It sits at 361 metres above sea level. At about 14 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Roughly 1.8 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It is a small entry by Kenora District standards. Supplies mean a trip to Sioux Lookout, 26 km off. For a city, Thunder Bay is 297 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Windfall Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Kenora District records list northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Windfall Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Windfall Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Mestowana Lake sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Windfall Lake should be assumed from this page alone.