Fishing Forrester Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Forrester Lake is one of the Thunder Bay District listings for Ontario. The land about it is northern bush. With some 24 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 2.6 km of margin, front to back. 10 km away sits Geraldton, the nearest town. Thunder Bay sits 230 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Forrester Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Forrester Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Forrester Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Crabtree Lake is 0.9 km distant. What applies at Forrester Lake may have changed since it was mapped.