Moon Lake Fishing near Nipigon, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Thunder Bay District, Moon Lake is an Ontario water. This is mixed forest country. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Thunder Bay District list holds plenty of bigger water. Nipigon lies 32 km from the water. For a city, Thunder Bay is 90 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Moon Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Moon Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -18°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Expect Moon Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. A phone call first saves an afternoon. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Shillabeer Lake is 3.5 km off. Check the position at Moon Lake before loading the car.