London Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds London Lake, in Thunder Bay District. The water sits 407 metres up. It measures about 81 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The outline measures near 6.8 km, so local knowledge counts. Start from Sioux Lookout, 66 km down the road. For a city, Thunder Bay is 227 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on London Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Thunder Bay District records list cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At London Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -20°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Expect London Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Rome Lake, 2.5 km out. Signs at London Lake carry more weight than any list.