Hideaway Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Thunder Bay District, Hideaway Lake is an Ontario water. The water sits 182 metres up. Surface area runs to about 5 hectares — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Thunder Bay District list. Supplies mean a trip to Terrace Bay, 93 km off. Then Manitouwadge, 100 km, and Schreiber, 105 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Hideaway Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Thunder Bay District records list cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The near bank of Hideaway Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -11°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Hideaway Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. A camping area sits within 190 m of here. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Scapula Lake at 17 km is the sensible second choice. What applies at Hideaway Lake may have changed since it was mapped.