Firefly Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Ontario, Firefly Lake belongs to Thunder Bay District. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. At about 65 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. At about 9.6 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. It sits higher than most water we list in Ontario. Nearest place of any size is Atikokan, 84 km away. Lappe follows at 86 km, then Parkdale at 92 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Firefly Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Thunder Bay District, recorded fish include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Firefly Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -17°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Firefly Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Grouse Lake is 3.1 km off. Treat access at Firefly Lake as something to verify.