Fishing Cascade Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Cascade Lake belongs to Thunder Bay District. The surface lies 333 metres up. At about 49 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. There is roughly 4.7 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. The closest town, Wawa, is 85 km away. After that come Manitouwadge at 107 km and Terrace Bay at 113 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Cascade Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide 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. Fish documented in Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Cascade Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -13°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Cascade Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Camp Lake is 6.8 km off. What applies at Cascade Lake may have changed since it was mapped.