Nixon Lake in Thunder Bay District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Ontario, Nixon Lake falls inside Thunder Bay District. It sits in northern bush. Around 15 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The edge runs 2.0 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Most waters listed here for Thunder Bay District are larger. The nearest place of any size is Greenstone, 58 km away. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 244 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Nixon Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Thunder Bay District names cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Nixon Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -20°C in January. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Nixon Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Can Lake is 0.6 km off. Check the current arrangement for Nixon Lake.