Fishing at Josie Lake, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Josie Lake is one of the Thunder Bay District listings for Ontario. Country round the bank runs to taiga. Roughly 77 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The outline measures near 5.0 km, so local knowledge counts. Greenstone lies 99 km from the water. Geraldton is 104 km away, with Longlac at 111 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Josie Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. 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. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Josie Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -21°C to 16°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about early November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Josie Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Willder Lake is 4.4 km distant. Check the position at Josie Lake before loading the car.