Fishing Beaverhouse Lake in Rainy River District, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Rainy River District, Ontario. The water sits 366 metres up. It covers about 21.42 sq km, which means weather matters as much as tactics. Around 82 km of margin, so directions matter more than a general plan. Size puts it in the front rank of our Rainy River District list. Head to Atikokan, 42 km away, for anything you forgot. Thunder Bay sits 211 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Beaverhouse Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Rainy River District records list northern pike, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Beaverhouse Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -16°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Beaverhouse Lake follows the weather closely.

• 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. A camping area sits within 680 m of here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Sly Lake, 3.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Beaverhouse Lake are worth checking on the day.