Bold Lake Fishing Guide, Rainy River District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Rainy River District entry here is Bold Lake, in Ontario. Height above sea level is 412 metres. At 1.31 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. With 5.1 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. 45 km away sits Atikokan, the nearest town. Then Ignace, 56 km, and Dryden, 98 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Bold Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Rainy River District, recorded fish include northern pike, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Bold Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -17°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Bold Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Roman Lake, 2.1 km out. For Bold Lake in particular, ask before you travel.