High Lake near Lappe: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  High Lake is a Thunder Bay District water, in Ontario. The bank is 478 metres above sea level. The water covers some 16 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. A shoreline of some 2.0 km keeps the choices simple. On size it sits at the modest end of our Thunder Bay District list. The closest town, Lappe, is 11 km away. For a city, Thunder Bay is 31 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on High Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. High Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing High Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Warnica Lake, 0.9 km away. What applies at High Lake may have changed since it was mapped.