Felix Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Thunder Bay District in Ontario is where Felix Lake sits. Elevation runs to 367 metres. Surface area is around 65 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The outline measures near 6.3 km, so local knowledge counts. Head to Schreiber, 49 km away, for anything you forgot. It is 183 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Felix Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Thunder Bay District cover cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. The county list is broader than any single water. Work Felix Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -18°C in January and 16°C in July. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It sets the rhythm of the year at Felix Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. 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 tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Chorus Lake, 3.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Felix Lake for certain.