Deeds Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Thunder Bay District entry here is Deeds Lake, in Ontario. The ground around here is northern bush. Surface area runs to roughly 2.28 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. Shoreline length is close to 16 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Few waters listed in Thunder Bay District are bigger. For a base, Greenstone sits 73 km out. It is 253 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Deeds Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Thunder Bay District, recorded fish include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Deeds Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -20°C at the bottom of winter. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Time your trip to Deeds Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Cecil Lake is 3.2 km distant. Where Deeds Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.