Loken Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Thunder Bay District end of Ontario holds Loken Lake. The ground round it is boreal forest. At 1.18 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The shoreline runs about 8.6 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Manitouwadge sits 20 km from the bank. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 282 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Loken Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Thunder Bay District, recorded fish include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Loken Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -18°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Loken Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Thompson Lake at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. Treat Loken Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.