Pesheau Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Pesheau Lake is one of the Thunder Bay District listings for Ontario. The surface lies 451 metres up. With some 27 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 3.7 km, and most of it is walkable. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. Some 76 km away sits Lappe, the nearest settlement. Thunder Bay sits 97 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pesheau Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Thunder Bay District names cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Pesheau Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -20°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Pesheau Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Trojek Lake, 1.8 km away. Confirm access to Pesheau Lake locally before you travel.