Loon Lake in Thunder Bay District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Loon Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The setting is pine and birch on every side. It runs to roughly 34 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge runs 4.3 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. For a base, Wawa sits 76 km out. For a city, Thunder Bay is 260 km off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Loon Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Thunder Bay District records list cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Loon Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -13°C on the long-run figures. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On Loon Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Kink Lake is 2.3 km off. Rules at Loon Lake are worth checking on the day.