Lone Island Lake Fishing near Shuniah Township, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Lone Island Lake, in Thunder Bay District. Height above sea level is 439 metres. Surface area is around 16 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 2.3 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It is a small entry by Thunder Bay District standards. Nearest place of any size is Shuniah Township, 26 km away. Thunder Bay sits 44 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lone Island Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. 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. Reported across Thunder Bay District: cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Treat Lone Island Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan around that when you fish Lone Island Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Teardrop Lake, 3.5 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Lone Island Lake for certain.