Kelly Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Kelly Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. It stands 408 metres above sea level. At about 24 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 2.8 km, small enough to learn in a day. Schreiber lies 26 km from the water. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 139 km distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Kelly Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Thunder Bay District, recorded fish include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Kelly Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -17°C in January. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It sets the rhythm of the year at Kelly 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. 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. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Wall Lake at 1.6 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Kelly Lake should be assumed from this page alone.