Cameron Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Cameron Lake sits within Thunder Bay District in Ontario. The water sits 430 metres up. At 9 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Thunder Bay District. For supplies, Wawa is 51 km out. Manitouwadge lies 127 km off, Hornepayne another 143 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Cameron Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Thunder Bay District cover cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Cameron Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -14°C for January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Cameron Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is a car park 320 m from the bank. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Floating Heart Lake, 2.1 km out. Rules at Cameron Lake are worth checking on the day.