Fishing at Reeves Lake, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Reeves Lake is a Thunder Bay District water, Ontario side. Everything around it is spruce and muskeg. Roughly 31 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. A shoreline of some 3.7 km keeps the choices simple. Manitouwadge lies 32 km from the water. Then Longlac, 69 km, and Hornepayne, 75 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Reeves Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Thunder Bay District, recorded fish include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Reeves Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -18°C in January. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Reeves Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Beavercross Lake at 3.7 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Reeves Lake as something to verify.