Fishing Jojo Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Thunder Bay District entry here is Jojo Lake, in Ontario. Around the bank it is taiga. Surface area runs to roughly 1.11 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. Around 10 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. The nearest town is Greenstone, 137 km away. Thunder Bay sits 215 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Jojo Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Thunder Bay District list cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Jojo Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -20°C at the bottom of winter. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Jojo Lake.

• 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. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Kenna Lake is 3.5 km distant. Confirm access to Jojo Lake locally before you travel.