Beshta Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Beshta Lake belongs to Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The bank is 444 metres above sea level. It measures about 20 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 2.8 km, small enough to learn in a day. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. Nearest town is Schreiber, 40 km off. Further out sit Terrace Bay (41 km) and Geraldton (65 km). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Beshta Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Thunder Bay District, recorded fish include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Beshta Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -17°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Beshta Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Loonshot Lake at 4.3 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Beshta Lake.