Beartrap Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Beartrap Lake is a Thunder Bay District water, Ontario side. The water sits 258 metres up. With some 68 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 4.6 km, and most of it is walkable. Nipigon sits 42 km from here and is the nearest stop. Then Greenstone, 88 km, and Schreiber, 98 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Beartrap Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Thunder Bay District: cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Work Beartrap Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That is the shape of the year on Beartrap Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 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. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Forgan Lake is 3.6 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Beartrap Lake.