Fishing at Carrot Lake, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Thunder Bay District, Ontario, you have Carrot Lake. The water sits 609 metres up. Roughly 12 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. A shoreline of some 1.6 km keeps the choices simple. Most waters listed here for Thunder Bay District are larger. Grand Marais at 31 km is the nearest place to stop. Neebing lies 62 km off, Parkdale another 79 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Carrot Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Thunder Bay District cover cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Carrot Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -15°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Carrot Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Potato Lake, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Carrot Lake is worth confirming on the day.