Androsace Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Androsace Lake belongs to Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The bank gives way to taiga. At about 45 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The margin runs to about 5.7 km in total. Nearest town is Geraldton, 53 km off. Longlac is 56 km away, with Manitouwadge at 62 km. More in the same country: Stewart Lake 5 km off, Aster Lake out at 5.3 km, Burrow Lake 5.7 km off, Lychnis Lake out at 6.7 km and Tunica Lake 7 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Androsace Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Androsace Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Androsace Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Stewart Lake is 5 km off. Check the position at Androsace Lake before loading the car.