Bee Lake Fishing near Greenstone, Ontario

• Overview

  Bee Lake lies in Thunder Bay District, in Ontario. This is spruce and muskeg ground. At roughly 4 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Thunder Bay District. Nearest town is Greenstone, 54 km off. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 163 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Bee Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Thunder Bay District names cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Bee Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -20°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That shapes the year on Bee Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Bilge Lake, 1.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Bee Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.