Anna Lee Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Anna Lee Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The water sits 364 metres up. At about 48 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 3.7 km, small enough to learn in a day. For a base, Manitouwadge sits 28 km out. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 289 km distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Anna Lee Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Thunder Bay District list cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Take Anna Lee Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -18°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to Anna Lee Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Cow-in-Lake sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Anna Lee Lake before loading the car.