Carib Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Thunder Bay District, Ontario, you have Carib Lake. This is taiga country. At some 1.54 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. Some 18 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. It ranks high for size among our Thunder Bay District listings. For a base, Schreiber sits 25 km out. Terrace Bay is 33 km away, with Nipigon at 65 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Carib Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Carib Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Carib Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Coffee Lake is 1.5 km off. Confirm before you fish Carib Lake.