Fishing Paddy Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Thunder Bay District entry here is Paddy Lake, in Ontario. The water sits 354 metres up. With some 82 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. At about 5.6 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Head to Schreiber, 38 km away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 129 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Paddy Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Thunder Bay District: cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Paddy Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Paddy Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Buckaday Lake is 2.6 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Paddy Lake for certain.