Fishing at Louis Lake, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Louis Lake is set in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The setting is spruce and muskeg. Surface area is around 17 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The whole outline is near 2.7 km, and most of it is walkable. The nearest place of any size is Greenstone, 57 km away. For a city, Thunder Bay is 244 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Louis Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Thunder Bay District cover cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Treat Louis Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -20°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It holds true on Louis Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Nixon Lake sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Louis Lake if anything is unclear.