Fishing Flicker Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Flicker Lake falls in Thunder Bay District, part of Ontario. Height above sea level is 438 metres. At some 1.37 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. Some 14 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. It sits higher than most water we list in Ontario. Schreiber is the closest place, 33 km off. For a city, Thunder Bay is 161 km off. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Flicker Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Thunder Bay District records list cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The near bank of Flicker Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -18°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Flicker Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Chapman Lake at 4.1 km is the nearest alternative. For Flicker Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.