Loch Gordon Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Loch Gordon is one of the Thunder Bay District waters in Ontario. It stands 414 metres above sea level. It measures about 32 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Roughly 4.0 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Nearest place of any size is Sioux Lookout, 102 km away. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 225 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Loch Gordon

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Anyone new to Loch Gordon should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -20°C in January up to 17°C in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Loch Gordon that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Wish Lake at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Loch Gordon for certain.