Andrews Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Andrews Lake is a Rainy River District water, Ontario side. Around the bank it is pine and birch. At about 18 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 3.5 km, and most of it is walkable. On size it sits at the modest end of our Rainy River District list. Head to Atikokan, 46 km away, for anything you forgot. Thunder Bay sits 189 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Andrews Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Rainy River District include northern pike, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Andrews Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Time your trip to Andrews Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, That Lake is 1.8 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Andrews Lake.