Fishing at Little Stone Lake, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Thunder Bay District end of Ontario holds Little Stone Lake. The surroundings are northern bush. The water covers around 1.91 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The outline measures near 11 km, so local knowledge counts. It is among the larger waters listed here for Thunder Bay District. The nearest place of any size is Greenstone, 100 km away. It is 270 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Little Stone Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Thunder Bay District names cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Little Stone Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -20°C on the long-run figures. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about early November in an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Little Stone Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Sedgman Lake, 9.4 km out. Confirm before you fish Little Stone Lake.