Jones Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Jones Lake is one of the Thunder Bay District waters in Ontario. It stands 516 metres above sea level. At about 19 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 2.2 km of margin, front to back. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. Grand Marais lies 51 km from the water. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 91 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Jones Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Thunder Bay District: cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Jones Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Jones Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. 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. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Mudhole Lake is 1.1 km distant. None of that is settled for Jones Lake in what we hold.