Bean Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Bean Lake is set in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. What surrounds it is spruce and muskeg. With some 15 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 2.0 km, small enough to learn in a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Thunder Bay District. Some 61 km away sits Greenstone, the nearest settlement. Then Geraldton, 76 km, and Nipigon, 103 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Bean Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Bean Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -20°C on the long-run figures. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan around that when you fish Bean Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Martin Lake sits 1.5 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Bean Lake as something to verify.