Fishing at Bufo Lake, Rainy River District, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Rainy River District, Ontario, you have Bufo Lake. Height above sea level is 459 metres. Around 18 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The full circuit measures close to 3.0 km on foot. Most waters listed here for Rainy River District are larger. For supplies, Atikokan is 36 km out. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 171 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Bufo Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Rainy River District list northern pike, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Bufo Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -18°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Bufo Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Morris Lake, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Bufo Lake.