Point Lake Fishing near Nipigon, Ontario

• Overview

  Thunder Bay District, Ontario, is where Point Lake sits. It sits in rolling bush country. Around 28 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Bank access stretches around 4.3 km in total. Nipigon lies 49 km from the water. Then Amethyst Harbour, 75 km, and Shuniah Township, 80 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Point Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Thunder Bay District cover cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Point Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -18°C for January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That is the shape of the year on Point Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. 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. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Poplar Lake, 1.7 km away. None of that is settled for Point Lake in what we hold.