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

• Overview

  Out in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, sits Petrant Lake. Height above sea level is 335 metres. Surface area runs to about 9 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Thunder Bay District. The closest town, Manitouwadge, is 36 km distant. Then Terrace Bay, 88 km, and Hornepayne, 94 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Petrant Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Thunder Bay District cover cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Petrant Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -16°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Petrant Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Amwri Lake, 2.1 km away. None of that is settled for Petrant Lake in what we hold.