Fishing Lewis Lake in Manitoulin District, Ontario

• Overview

  Lewis Lake is a Manitoulin District water, in Ontario. It sits at 175 metres above sea level. Shoreline length is close to 18 km, and each section fishes a little differently. It ranks high for size among our Manitoulin District listings. Some 7.3 km away sits Little Current, the nearest settlement. It is 84 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lewis Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Manitoulin District include rainbow smelt, lake whitefish, cisco, yellow perch and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Lewis Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 19°C and January at -10°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan any trip to Lewis Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Mud Lake, 2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Lewis Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.