Machine Gun Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Machine Gun Lake lies in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The land about it is boreal forest. With some 49 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge covers about 6.4 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. The closest town, Greenstone, is 144 km distant. For a city, Thunder Bay is 204 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Machine Gun Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Thunder Bay District list cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Machine Gun Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -20°C at the bottom of winter. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Machine Gun Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Inspiration Lake at 2 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Machine Gun Lake as something to verify.