DeBaere Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  DeBaere Lake is a Thunder Bay District water, in Ontario. The bank is 258 metres above sea level. The water covers some 45 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge runs 3.9 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Longlac sits 111 km from here and is the nearest stop. After that come Geraldton at 121 km and Greenstone at 125 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on DeBaere Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Thunder Bay District: cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. DeBaere Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -21°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. On average, early May opens the water and early November closes it again. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on DeBaere Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Pigment Lake at 4.3 km is the sensible second choice. Signs at DeBaere Lake carry more weight than any list.