Little Amethyst Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Thunder Bay District end of Ontario holds Little Amethyst Lake. It sits at 470 metres above sea level. With some 31 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 4.4 km, small enough to learn in a day. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. The town to know is Grand Marais, 72 km out. It is 80 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Little Amethyst Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Thunder Bay District cover cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. The county list is broader than any single water. At Little Amethyst Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -17°C in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Little Amethyst Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Amethyst Lake is 1.5 km off. Check the current arrangement for Little Amethyst Lake.