Fishing at Brow Lake, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Brow Lake lies in Thunder Bay District, in Ontario. The ground around here is taiga. The nearest town is Greenstone, 48 km away. Geraldton is 62 km and Nipigon 71 km. Others close at hand: Bur Lake about 1.3 km, Bite Lake 1.8 km away, Biff Lake about 2.1 km, Brill Lake 2.9 km away and Whitebark Lake about 3.1 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Brow Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. 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. Take Brow Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -20°C for January. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That is the shape of the year on Brow Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Bur Lake at 1.3 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Brow Lake should be assumed from this page alone.