Little Grey Trout Lake Fishing Guide, Rainy River District, Ontario

• Overview

  Little Grey Trout Lake stands in Rainy River District, Ontario. The ground around here is pine and birch. Roughly 1.50 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Shoreline length is close to 8.4 km, and each section fishes a little differently. It is high ground by Ontario standards. Atikokan is the closest place, 46 km off. After that come Ignace at 50 km and Dryden at 95 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Little Grey Trout Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Rainy River District cover northern pike, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Anyone new to Little Grey Trout Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Little Grey Trout Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Grey Trout Lake is 3.1 km distant. Check the position on Little Grey Trout Lake before loading the car.