Kegmus Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Kegmus Lake in the Thunder Bay District part of Ontario. The surface lies 479 metres up. The water covers some 38 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 3.2 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. Lappe sits 69 km from the bank. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 75 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Kegmus Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Thunder Bay District cover cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Kegmus Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -17°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On Kegmus Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Blunder Lake at 2.5 km is the nearest alternative. Where Kegmus Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.