Fishing Cache Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Thunder Bay District entry here is Cache Lake, in Ontario. This is taiga ground. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Thunder Bay District. Nearest place of any size is Longlac, 30 km away. Further out sit Geraldton (37 km) and Greenstone (51 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Cache Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Thunder Bay District names cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Cache Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -18°C for January. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Cache Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Tricorn Lake, 1.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Cache Lake may have changed since it was mapped.