Little Magnet Lake Fishing near Greenstone, Ontario

• Overview

  The Thunder Bay District entry here is Little Magnet Lake, in Ontario. Land around it is northern bush. Roughly 15 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The bank runs about 2.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Thunder Bay District. The town to know is Greenstone, 7.2 km out. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 212 km distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Little Magnet Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Little Magnet Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -20°C at the bottom of winter. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan any trip to Little Magnet Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Lindsley Lake, 3.2 km away. Ask locally about Little Magnet Lake if anything is unclear.