Little Jake Lake in Thunder Bay District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Little Jake Lake is one of the Thunder Bay District listings for Ontario. The land about it is northern bush. The water covers some 14 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 3.0 km of margin, front to back. Most waters listed here for Thunder Bay District are larger. Nearest town is Nipigon, 40 km off. Schreiber is 44 km away, with Terrace Bay at 56 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Little Jake Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The near bank of Little Jake Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -17°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Time your trip to Little Jake Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. East Cypress Lake, 1.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Little Jake Lake carry more weight than any list.