Burslem Lake Fishing near Schreiber, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Burslem Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. This is northern bush country. The water covers some 18 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 3.3 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. Schreiber sits 24 km from the bank. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 158 km distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Burslem Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Thunder Bay District names cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Treat Burslem Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -17°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Burslem Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Shy Lake is 1.6 km off. For Burslem Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.