Georgia Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, sits Georgia Lake. The country round it is taiga from end to end. At 5.99 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The shoreline runs to about 26 km, far more than one trip can cover. On our Thunder Bay District list it sits near the top for size. Some 44 km away sits Nipigon, the nearest settlement. Beyond it, Greenstone at 69 km and Schreiber at 73 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Georgia Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Thunder Bay District: cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Georgia Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Georgia Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Pewit Lake is 2.1 km off. Confirm access to Georgia Lake locally before you travel.