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

• Overview

  Pounsford Lake is set in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. Height above sea level is 252 metres. The water covers around 1.28 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The edge covers about 7.0 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Some 8.8 km away sits Amethyst Harbour, the nearest settlement. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 37 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Pounsford Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Thunder Bay District: cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Pounsford Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -14°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan any trip to Pounsford Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. You can camp about 530 m away, going by the mapping. A picnic area is mapped about 510 m away. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Milkshake Lake, 2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Pounsford Lake may have changed since it was mapped.