Bluffy Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Bluffy Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. Elevation runs to 373 metres. Around 14 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Roughly 2.8 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Our Thunder Bay District list holds plenty of bigger water. Geraldton sits 31 km from here and is the nearest stop. After that come Longlac at 40 km and Greenstone at 40 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Bluffy Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Thunder Bay District cover cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Bluffy Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -18°C in January. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Bluffy Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. 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. A phone call first saves an afternoon. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Lucier Lake, 3.8 km away. Where Bluffy Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.