Dunn Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Dunn Lake is one of the Thunder Bay District listings for Ontario. Height above sea level is 507 metres. Roughly 41 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 3.2 km, small enough to learn in a day. It is high ground by Ontario standards. Start from Grand Marais, 39 km down the road. It is 99 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Dunn Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Thunder Bay District names cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Dunn Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -15°C in January up to 17°C in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Dunn Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. East Otter Lake, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Dunn Lake are worth checking on the day.