Little Pike Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Little Pike Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. Mixed forest runs right down to the water. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Thunder Bay District standards. The town to know is Schreiber, 21 km out. Beyond it, Terrace Bay at 34 km and Nipigon at 56 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Little Pike Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Thunder Bay District: cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Little Pike Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -15°C to 16°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Little Pike Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Albert Lake at 2.8 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Little Pike Lake.