Muskie

There are a lot of muskie on Lake of the Woods and the Kenora area can definitely hold its own compared to the other areas of Lake of the Woods.  There are good numbers of muskie here with some very big fish too.  You have so many areas to fish with islands, points, bays and offshore structure here.  Whether it is weeds or rocks, you can find muskie throughout the Kenora area.

The only major downside to this area is that you do get a lot of fishing pressure in this area, especially closer to downtown Kenora.  This will definitely make muskie fishing more challenging as many of these fish become quite smart at avoiding many of the common muskie baits that are fished all over the closer spots to town.  As you get farther away from town, it usually gets easier to find some fish that aren’t pressured as much, which gives you a better chance to get one to make a mistake and eat your lure.  There are some very large muskie in this part of the lake and some very good muskie fishing guides that can give you a better chance to hook into one of them.

Fishing Kenora in the Spring

The Muskie fishing season is closed in the spring.

Fishing Kenora in the Summer

Muskie fishing opens during the third Saturday in June and there will be a lot of anglers out on the lake fishing for Muskie in this part of Lake of the Woods.  The muskie fishing can be incredible in this part of the lake as anglers have opportunities to catch multiple fish in a day while seeing many others follow lures back to the boat.  You may not always catch a muskie, but your chances are very good on Lake of the Woods in the Kenora area.  Muskie will be found along the rocky shorelines, off of points, islands, around weed edges and main lake structure too.  There are so many good spots to target muskie shallow and deep in the Kenora area on Lake of the Woods.

Fishing Kenora in the Fall

In the fall, the muskie fishing can be outstanding.  Early in the fall, you will still find a lot of muskie in deeper water as they can be found around big schools of walleye and smallmouth bass and other fish too.  Once the fall progresses into early October, the die hard muskie anglers will usually find them shallow, deep and anywhere in between as these fish put on the feed bag finding food wherever it may go.  From mid- September to early October, anglers usually catch some of the biggest muskie of the year and there is a lot less fishing pressure on the lake during this time.