Camp 14 Lake in Thunder Bay District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Camp 14 Lake is listed under Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The setting is pine and birch on every side. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Thunder Bay District list holds plenty of bigger water. Terrace Bay sits 58 km from here and is the nearest stop. Manitouwadge follows at 58 km, then Schreiber at 70 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Camp 14 Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Thunder Bay District list cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish this water to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -15°C at the bottom of winter. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. You will be walking about 1 km from the nearest car park. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Three Finger Lake at 2.7 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about this water if anything is unclear.