Little Falls Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Thunder Bay District, Little Falls Lake is an Ontario water. The ground around here is lake country bush. At about 39 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge runs 4.7 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It sits higher than most water we list in Ontario. You are 70 km from Atikokan. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 121 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Little Falls Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Thunder Bay District: cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. The county list is broader than any single water. Little Falls Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 18°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Expect Little Falls Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Need Lake at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. For Little Falls Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.