Moon Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Thunder Bay District, Ontario, is where Moon Lake sits. Height above sea level is 376 metres. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Thunder Bay District. Neebing is the closest place, 9.4 km off. Thunder Bay sits 19 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Moon Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Thunder Bay District records list cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. On Moon Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -15°C to 18°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Moon Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. McQuaig Lake, 2.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Moon Lake in particular, ask before you travel.