Aries Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The water sits 404 metres up. At about 60 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The perimeter runs near 8.4 km, so plan the walk before you start. Head to Schreiber, 32 km away, for anything you forgot. Terrace Bay lies 44 km off, Nipigon another 49 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Aries Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Aries Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -18°C to 16°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Expect Aries Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Gemini Lake sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Aries Lake for certain.