Fishing Goddard Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. It lies 323 metres above sea level. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Thunder Bay District. Greenstone lies 40 km from the water. Thunder Bay sits 184 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Goddard Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Thunder Bay District names cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Take Goddard Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -20°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It sets the rhythm of the year at Goddard Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Pasha Lake sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Goddard Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.