Pride Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, this is Pride Lake. The water sits 406 metres up. Around 92 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Shoreline length is close to 12 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Head to Sioux Lookout, 115 km away, for anything you forgot. Thunder Bay sits 240 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Pride Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Thunder Bay District, recorded fish include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Pride Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -21°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. At Pride Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Silver Lake at 2 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Pride Lake as something to verify.