Ashmore Lake Fishing near Geraldton, Ontario

• Overview

  The Thunder Bay District end of Ontario holds Ashmore Lake. Around the bank it is spruce and muskeg. This is sizeable water at about 1.14 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. Shoreline comes to about 4.4 km, small enough to learn in a day. You are 4.2 km from Geraldton. Then Greenstone, 19 km, and Longlac, 26 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Ashmore Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Thunder Bay District: cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Ashmore Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Anyone fishing Ashmore Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Ashton Lake, 3.7 km away. Check the current arrangement for Ashmore Lake.