Batise Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Batise Lake is set in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The surroundings are taiga. It measures about 64 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With 6.0 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. The closest town, Longlac, is 59 km away. Manitouwadge is 74 km and Geraldton 89 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Batise 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. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Thunder Bay District: cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Batise Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 16°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Batise Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Peanut Lake sits 1.7 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Batise Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.