Fishing at Boxer Lake, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Boxer Lake falls in Thunder Bay District, part of Ontario. Northern bush runs right down to the water. Roughly 64 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Roughly 4.6 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Start from Greenstone, 21 km down the road. For a city, Thunder Bay is 192 km off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Boxer Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Boxer Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -19°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Boxer Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Urn Lake is 7.8 km distant. For Boxer Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.