Moxness Lake Fishing Guide, Rainy River District, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Rainy River District, Ontario. The setting is mixed forest on every side. Roughly 46 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 4.7 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Nearest place of any size is Atikokan, 34 km away. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 173 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Moxness Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Rainy River District, recorded fish include northern pike, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Moxness Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. From about late April to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Moxness Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Tubman Lake at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. Treat Moxness Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.