Ozid Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Ontario holds Ozid Lake, in Thunder Bay District. Land around it is spruce and muskeg. It runs to roughly 21 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The bank runs about 2.0 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. For supplies, Greenstone is 48 km out. Geraldton is 54 km away, with Longlac at 69 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Ozid Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Thunder Bay District cover cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The near bank of Ozid Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -20°C at the bottom of winter. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On Ozid Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. 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. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Kinogama Lake at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Ozid Lake.