Fishing Wright Lake in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Wright Lake falls inside Kenora District. The bank is 368 metres above sea level. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Kenora District standards. Nearest town is Kenora, 18 km off. Vermilion Bay is 63 km and Moose Lake 98 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Wright Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Kenora District records list northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Wright Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 19°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Wright Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is McLennan Lake, 1.1 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Wright Lake for certain.