Kinghorn Lake in Thunder Bay District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, sits Kinghorn Lake. Everything around it is northern bush. At about 16 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The bank runs about 2.0 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Thunder Bay District are larger. Some 15 km away sits Greenstone, the nearest settlement. For a city, Thunder Bay is 203 km off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Kinghorn Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Kinghorn Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -20°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Kinghorn Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Indian Lake at 1 km is the nearest alternative. For Kinghorn Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.