Peacock Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Peacock Lake belongs to Thunder Bay District. The surroundings are taiga. The water covers some 17 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 3.7 km of margin, front to back. Most waters listed here for Thunder Bay District are larger. Head to Manitouwadge, 48 km away, for anything you forgot. After that come Terrace Bay at 64 km and Schreiber at 76 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Peacock Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Treat Peacock Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It holds true on Peacock Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Sprucetop Lake, 1.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Peacock Lake.