Juneau Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, this is Juneau Lake. The surface lies 325 metres up. About 2.32 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. With 15 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Few waters listed in Thunder Bay District are bigger. The nearest place of any size is Greenstone, 92 km away. After that come Geraldton at 103 km and Longlac at 123 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Juneau Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Juneau Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -20°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Juneau Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Joy Lake at 6.1 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Juneau Lake.