Hogan Lake Fishing near Nipigon, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Hogan Lake, in Thunder Bay District. Elevation runs to 283 metres. About 6 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Thunder Bay District. For supplies, Nipigon is 11 km out. Beyond it, Amethyst Harbour at 71 km and Shuniah Township at 83 km. Round about: Stretton Lake 2.3 km away, Deer Lake 3.5 km, No Good Lake 4.2 km away, Lofquist Lake 5.6 km and Stillwater Lake 6 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Hogan Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Hogan Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -17°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Hogan Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Stretton Lake is 2.3 km off. Check the current arrangement for Hogan Lake.