Fishing Lake Lee in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, this is Lake Lee. It lies 403 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 9 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Thunder Bay District standards. The town to know is Sioux Lookout, 95 km out. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 249 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lake Lee

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Thunder Bay District cover cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Lake Lee rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -20°C to 17°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Anyone fishing Lake Lee regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Curlew Lake sits 4 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Lake Lee as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.