Bukemiga Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Bukemiga Lake lies in Thunder Bay District, in Ontario. This is spruce and muskeg ground. At 6.38 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. You are looking at roughly 20 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Few waters listed in Thunder Bay District are bigger. Head to Nipigon, 140 km away, for anything you forgot. Greenstone is 153 km away, with Geraldton at 168 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Bukemiga Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Thunder Bay District records list cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Bukemiga Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -20°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That is the shape of the year on Bukemiga Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Wigwasan Lake at 4.4 km is the nearest alternative. For Bukemiga Lake in particular, ask before you travel.