Fishing Zizania Lake in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Kenora District, Ontario, is where Zizania Lake sits. This is rolling bush ground. This is sizeable water at about 5.07 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. With 17 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Kenora District list. Nearest town is Red Lake, 59 km off. Winnipeg sits 269 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Zizania Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Kenora District records list northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Anyone new to Zizania Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -18°C to 18°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to Zizania Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Howard Lake, 5.3 km out. None of that is settled for Zizania Lake in what we hold.