Fishing Cable Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Cable Lake is a Thunder Bay District water, Ontario side. It sits at 456 metres above sea level. Roughly 22 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The whole outline is near 3.8 km, and most of it is walkable. It is high ground by Ontario standards. Schreiber lies 23 km from the water. For a city, Thunder Bay is 161 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Cable Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Cable Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -17°C in January. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Cable Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. 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. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Sulphur Lake, 1.6 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Cable Lake for certain.