Yet Lake Fishing in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Yet Lake falls in Kenora District, part of Ontario. The country here is lake country bush. It runs to roughly 81 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The perimeter runs near 6.7 km, so plan the walk before you start. You are 49 km from Sioux Lookout. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 261 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Yet Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. The county list is broader than any single water. The shape of Yet Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -20°C for January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Yet Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Foley Lake is 4.1 km off. None of that is settled for Yet Lake in what we hold.