Fishing Bite Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Bite Lake, in Thunder Bay District. The water sits 375 metres up. Around 43 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 4.1 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The closest town, Nipigon, is 57 km away. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 78 km away. Others close at hand: Mona Lake (3.2 km), Walotka Lake within 4 km, Buffy Lake (4.2 km), Leckie Lake within 5.2 km and Albert Lake (5.6 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Bite Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Bite Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 17°C in July. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It holds true on Bite Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Mona Lake is 3.2 km distant. Rules at Bite Lake are worth checking on the day.