Fiveash Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Ontario, Fiveash Lake belongs to Thunder Bay District. The bank gives way to spruce and muskeg. It runs to roughly 27 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The whole outline is near 2.2 km, and most of it is walkable. It is high ground by Ontario standards. Lappe sits 78 km from the bank. Shuniah Township lies 88 km off, County Park another 92 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Fiveash Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Thunder Bay District records list cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Fiveash Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -20°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That shapes the year on Fiveash Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac des Iles, 4.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Fiveash Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.