Lobo Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Thunder Bay District end of Ontario holds Lobo Lake. Country round the bank runs to spruce and muskeg. Around 22 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 2.8 km of margin, front to back. Geraldton lies 14 km from the water. Greenstone is 19 km and Longlac 38 km. If this one is busy: 1.3 km away is Wallace Lake, Puppy Lake 2.2 km away, 3.7 km away is Pussy Lake, Parakeet Lake 5.1 km away and 5.6 km away is Widow Lake. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lobo Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Thunder Bay District list cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lobo Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -19°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Lobo Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Wallace Lake, 1.3 km away. Check the position on Lobo Lake before loading the car.